# NTSB LAX81FA126: Beech TC-45J, N68392, San Clement Is, CA, February 2, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 2, 1981
- Place: San Clement Is, CA · SAN CLEMENT IS, CA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 22, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126573
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FA126
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA126

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3604   81/2/2    SAN CLEMENT IS,CA   BEECH TC-45J        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 300
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N68392              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         SANTA BARBARA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 9/11/81.APPROX 900LBS MARIJUANA FD IN & AROUND WRECKAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N68392](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68392-2013-08-20), registration cancelled 2013-08-20, S/N 44-51288, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH TC-45J
- Registry model: [Beech TC-45J](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-tc-45j) (registry code 1151022) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, 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 19810202004579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810202004579A), Feb 2, 1981: Beech TC45J, San Clemente, CA, Destroyed. Flew into hill on offshore island. Time and weather unknown. Had a load of marijuana on board.

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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