# NTSB LAX80DA133: Beech 35, N119B, Shelter Cove, CA, July 31, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1980
- Place: Shelter Cove, CA · SHELTER COVE, CA
- Location: 40.0390° N, 124.0558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelter Cove, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0390&lon=-124.0558&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 2, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128789
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DA133
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DA133

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3751  80/7/31    SHELTER COVE,CA     BEECH 35            CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 67, 480
        TIME - 1230                    N119B               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHELTER COVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHELTER COVE,CA             AUBURN,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT NOT RECOVERED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N119B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N119B-1991-08-26), registration cancelled 1991-08-26, S/N D4427 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech G35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (registry code 1151516) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Shelter Cove

## 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 19800731036049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800731036049A), Jul 31, 1980: Beech 35BEECH, Shelter Cove, CA, Destroyed. Pilot continued flight into adverse weather conditions and crashed into ocean.

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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