# NTSB LAX76AL024: Beech 95-C55, N100PW, Santa Ana, CA, October 17, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1975
- Place: Santa Ana, CA · SANTA ANA, CA
- Location: 33.7368° N, 117.8829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7368&lon=-117.8829&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151033
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76AL024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76AL024

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3359  75/10/17   SANTA ANA,CA        BEECH 95-C55        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 3186
        TIME - 0834                    N100PW              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VAN NUYS,CA                 SANTA ANA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS                         LANDING: MISSED APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - RECIEVED RECORDED BRIEFING BY LFMF RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          FOG                                                      LIGHT AND VARIABLE
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           60                                                      200
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           3                                                       BELOW MINIMUMS
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- DSCND BLO MDA.HIT G/S ANTENNA,LOST 3FT OF R WG.CONT FLT & HIT WAREHOUSE 5800FT AWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N100PW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N100PW-1976-01-22), registration cancelled 1976-01-22, S/N TE-413, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-C55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-C55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (registry code 1152708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Orange County

## 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 19751017038719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751017038719A), Oct 17, 1975: Beech 95C55, Santa Ana, CA, Destroyed. Dscnd blo mda. Hit g/s antenna,lost 3FT of r wg. Cont flt & hit warehouse 5800FT away.

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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