# NTSB LAX78FUQ06: Beech 35-A33, N418T, Carpenteria, CA, December 14, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 14, 1977
- Place: Carpenteria, CA · CARPENTERIA, CA
- Location: 34.3862° N, 119.5082° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carpinteria, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3862&lon=-119.5082&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143851
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78FUQ06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUQ06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4058  77/12/14   CARPENTERIA,CA      BEECH 35-A33        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 339
        TIME - 0915                    N418T               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VAN NUYS,CA                 SANTA BARBARA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: RESIDENCE(S)                              LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LNDD IN MOBILE HOME PARK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N418T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N418T-2012-06-07), registration cancelled 2012-06-07, S/N CD-289, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-A33
- Registry model: [Beech 35-A33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-a33) (registry code 1151404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (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 19771214039139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771214039139A), Dec 14, 1977: Beech 35A33, Carpenteria, CA, Substantial damage. Lndd in mobile home park.

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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