# NTSB LAX80FUA18: Beech V35TC, N9554Q, Newport Beach, CA, August 10, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1980
- Place: Newport Beach, CA · NEWPORT BEACH, CA
- Location: 33.6266° N, 117.8655° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6266&lon=-117.8655&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 11, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128788
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FUA18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUA18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3749  80/8/10    NEWPORT BEACH,CA    BEECH V35TC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 1366
        TIME - 1245                    N9554Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1188 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHN WAYNE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN DIEGO,CA                NEWPORT BEACH,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- NR3 EXH VALVE FAILED.LNDD IN CITY STREET.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9554Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9554Q-1995-07-13), registration cancelled 1995-07-13, S/N D8194 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35TC
- Registry model: [Beech V35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (registry code 1151538) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: John Wayne

## 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 19800810035069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800810035069A), Aug 10, 1980: Beech V35TC, Newport Beach, CA, Substantial damage. Engine failed and pilot attempted forced landing on city street,crashing into automobile.

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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