# NTSB LAX77FA008: Beech D-45, N14406, Avalon, CA, November 5, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 5, 1976
- Place: Avalon, CA · AVALON, CA
- Location: 33.3440° N, 118.3214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Avalon, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3440&lon=-118.3214&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155932
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FA008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3260   76/11/5   AVALON,CA           BEECH D-45          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 249
        TIME - 1616                    N14406              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          EL TORO,CA                  RETURN                       AVALON,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- OBSERVED LOW OVER OCEAN,ACFT SMOKING. SANK IN 1560FT OF WATER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N14406](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14406-1977-01-25), registration cancelled 1977-01-25, S/N 144068, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D-45
- Registry model: [Beech D-45](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d-45) (registry code 1152012) (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 19761105037259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761105037259A), Nov 5, 1976: Beech D45, Avalon, CA, Destroyed. Observed low over ocean,acft smoking. Sank in 1560FT of water.

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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