# NTSB LAX75AL051: Beech B35, N8820A, Hawthorne, CA, April 6, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 6, 1975
- Place: Hawthorne, CA · HAWTHORNE, CA
- Location: 33.9148° N, 118.3481° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hawthorne, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9148&lon=-118.3481&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148049
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75AL051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL051

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1604   75/4/6    HAWTHORNE,CA        BEECH B35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 373
        TIME - 1618                    N8820A              PX-  1  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAWTHORNE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAWTHORNE,CA                HAWTHORNE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT OVERSHOT TURN TO FINAL APCH. PLTS 3RD FLT IN LAST 5 MOS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8820A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8820A-1975-08-14), registration cancelled 1975-08-14, S/N D-2365 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Registry model: [Beech B35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (registry code 1151506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hawthorne Muni

## 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 19750406018169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750406018169A), Apr 6, 1975: Beech B35, Hawthorne, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Plt overshot turn to final apch. Plts 3rd flt in last 5 mos.

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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