# NTSB LAX76AL047: Beech 58, N1749W, Pearblossom, CA, January 21, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 21, 1976
- Place: Pearblossom, CA · PEARBLOSSOM, CA
- Location: 34.5064° N, 117.9098° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pearblossom, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5064&lon=-117.9098&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79400
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76AL047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76AL047

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0229  76/1/21  NR.PEARBLOSSOM,CA     BEECH 58            CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1015                    N1749W              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      52, 14777 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            225 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HAWTHORNE,CA                RETURN                       LANCHSTER,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- WRECKAGE EVIDENCE POINTS TO SINGLE ENG OPERATION & FLAT SPIN.NO ACFT OR ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1749W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1749W-1976-04-15), registration cancelled 1976-04-15, S/N TH275 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Registry model: [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (registry code 1152740) (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 19760121004299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760121004299A), Jan 21, 1976: Beech 58, Pearblossom, CA, Destroyed. Wreckage evidence points to single eng operation & flat spin. No acft or eng malfunction found.

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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