- Date
- October 21, 1976
- Place
- Los Angeles, CA · LOS ANGELES, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Status
- Completed · report January 14, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19761021041561A19761021041562A
- Case key
- 156670
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3794 76/10/21 LOS ANGELES,CA AERO COMDR 690 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1423 N568H PX- 0 0 0 CORP/EXEC 44, 13785 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 1 0 0 972 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HUGHES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CULVER CITY,CA CULVER CITY,CA SANTA BARBARA,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - TOWER RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- MID-AIR,ON DWNWND FOR RWY 23.GRD DAMAGE TO AUTOS,PWR LINES,BLDG,STREET.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3794 76/10/21 LOS ANGELES,CA BEECH 35-C33 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 401 TIME - 1423 N21TH PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 1 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA MONICA MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HAWTHORNE,CA SANTA MONICA,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - TOWER RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- DESCENT FROM VFR CORRIDOR FLOOR ALTITUDE.GROUND DAMAGE TO BLDGS,FENCES.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N21TH
- Reported as
- Beech 35-C33
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Santa Monica Muni
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N568H
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 690
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hughes
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.