# NTSB LAX76FUQ31: Beech B35, N1815W, Sepulveda, CA, April 7, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1976
- Place: Sepulveda, CA · SEPULVEDA, CA
- Location: 34.1617° N, 118.2829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sepulveda, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1617&lon=-118.2829&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153095
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76FUQ31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUQ31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0590   76/4/7    SEPULVEDA,CA        BEECH B35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1920                    N1815W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 55, 607 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            73 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN NUYS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEPULVEDA,CA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: RESIDENCE(S)                              LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- RAG FOUND IN CARB AIR INLET DUCT. HIT WIRES & HOUSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1815W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1815W-1977-07-21), registration cancelled 1977-07-21, S/N D-2483, built 1950 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Van Nuys

## 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 19760407008019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760407008019A), Apr 7, 1976: Beech B35, Sepulveda, CA, Substantial damage. Rag found in carb air inlet duct. Hit wires & house.

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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