# NTSB LAX81FA014: Beech K35, N5362E, Big Bear Lake, CA, November 16, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 16, 1980
- Place: Big Bear Lake, CA · BIG BEAR LAKE, CA
- Location: 34.2429° N, 116.8939° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Bear Lake, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2429&lon=-116.8939&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 7, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127574
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FA014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3713  80/11/16   BIG BEAR LAKE,CA    BEECH K35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 700
        TIME - 1845                    N5362E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG BEAR CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BIG BEAR LAKE,CA           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITION
           MISCELLANEOUS - SUICIDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PLT TOLD WIFE TO WATCH HIM CRASH INTO CENTER OF LAKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5362E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5362E-2013-04-18), registration cancelled 2013-04-18, S/N D-5867, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH K35
- Registry model: [Beech K35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (registry code 1151524) (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
- Airport: Big Bear City

## 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 19801116074819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801116074819A), Nov 16, 1980: Beech K35, Big Bear Lake, CA, Destroyed. Entered vertical dive & crashed into center of lake. No observed attempt to pull out of dive.

## Other investigations on N5362E (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX71FUA59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUA59), May 9, 1971: Beech K35 (N5362E), Santa Ana, CA, substantial damage

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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