# NTSB LAX75AL028: Beech D18S, N2085D, Tustin, CA, November 22, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 22, 1974
- Place: Tustin, CA · TUSTIN, CA
- Location: 33.7309° N, 117.8106° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tustin, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7309&lon=-117.8106&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 22, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145054
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75AL028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL028

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4022  74/11/22 NR.TUSTIN,CALIF       BEECH D18S          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1098
        TIME - 0204                    N2085D              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,ARIZ                SANTA ANA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       50
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- DESCENDED BELOW PUBLISHED MIN ALT.GLIDE SLOPE RCVR RPTD INOP 1 WEEK PREVIOUS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2085D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2085D-1975-07-16), registration cancelled 1975-07-16, S/N A958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Registry model: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19741122044359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741122044359A), Nov 22, 1974: Beech D18S, Tustin, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Descended below published min alt. Glide slope rcvr rptd inop 1 week previous.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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