# NTSB LAX76AL061: Beech P35, N95934, Banning, CA, March 7, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 7, 1976
- Place: Banning, CA · BANNING, CA
- Location: 33.9459° N, 116.8990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Banning, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9459&lon=-116.8990&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 26, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152997
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76AL061
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76AL061

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0749   76/3/7  NR.BANNING,CA         BEECH P35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 1587
        TIME - 1745                    N95934              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 299 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA ANA,CA                APPLE VALLEY,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERED FRM MTN SLOPE 3/8/76.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N95934 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH P35
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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