# NTSB LAX83FA205: Beech A36, N7036G, Hawthorne, CA, April 30, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: April 30, 1983, 10:38 local (17:38 UTC)
- Place: Hawthorne, CA
- Coordinates: 33.909202, -118.33937 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9092&lon=-118.3394&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 23447
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX83FA205
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/23447/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA205

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, takeoff - initial climb
  - maintenance - inadequate (cause)
  - maintenance,annual inspection - improper, other maintenance personnel (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - contamination (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - water (cause)
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, maneuvering
- In flight collision with object, maneuvering - turn to landing area (emergency)
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing
- On ground/water collision with object, landing
  - object - vehicle (contributing factor)

## Analysis

AS THE ACFT WAS CLIMBING THRU ABOUT 400 TO 500 FT AGL, AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENG BEGAN LOSING POWER. THE PLT TURNED ON THE FUEL BOOST PUMP & STARTED A TURN BACK TOWARD THE ARPT. WHEN HE REALIZED THAT HE COULD NOT REACH THE RWY, HE ELECTED TO LAND ON A STREET. DURING THE APCH, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TELEPHONE LINES, THEN CRASH LANDED IN THE STREET. BEFORE COMING TO REST, THE LEFT WING OF THE ACFT STRUCK A VEHICLE. DURING AN INVESTIGATION, APRX 1 PINT OF WATER & OTHER CONTAMINANTS WERE DRAINED FROM THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK. THE RIGHT WING TANK CONTAINED MINOR FOREIGN CONTAMINANTS. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND POSITIONED TO THE RIGHT MAIN WING TANK & ITS SCREEN CONTAINED EXTENSIVE FOREIGN CONTAMINANTS. THE ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP INLET LINE, CARBURETOR INLET LINE, & CARBURETOR FILTER SCREEN CONTAINED WATER & OTHER FOREIGN CONTAMINANTS. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT CORROSION PARTICLES HAD COLLECTED IN EXCESS OF A YEAR & THAT THE FUEL STRAINER & VALVE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED FOR OVER A YEAR.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7036G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7036G-2013-05-03), registration cancelled 2013-05-03, S/N D-1542, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Registry model: [Beech A35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (registry code 1151504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: D1542
- Airframe hours: 4527
- Engines: CONTINENTAL E-225-8 225 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Edwin Reynolds
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, October 11, 1982, 43 hours before
- Airport: HHR, Hawthorne, runway 25, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 46; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 612 total, 315 in this make and model, 14 as pilot in command, 14 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: HHR, 1 nm away

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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