# NTSB LAX80FA140: Beech 35, N299Y, Long Beach, CA, September 12, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1980
- Place: Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
- Location: 33.7670° N, 118.1892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7670&lon=-118.1892&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127883
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FA140
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA140

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3258  80/9/12    LONG BEACH,CA       BEECH 35            CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 2432
        TIME - 1227                    N299Y               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1799 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG BEACH MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG BEACH,CA               CAREFREE,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- THROW-OVR FLT CTLS FND IN UNLOCKED PSN,FULL AFT AND BENT 11DEG TO THE RT.PLT AT CTLS UNKN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N299Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N299Y-1983-05-04), registration cancelled 1983-05-04, S/N D-1020 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Long Beach Muni

## 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 19800912041319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800912041319A), Sep 12, 1980: Beech 35BEECH, Long Beach, CA, Destroyed. Lacked recent IFR experience. Lost control in clouds. Airframe failed on abrupt high speed dive recovery.

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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