- Date
- October 10, 1982, 12:58 local (19:58 UTC)
- Place
- Oceanside, CA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N696BBeech A35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 10, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821010051899A
- Case key
- 72076
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During arrival, the aircraft entered downwind for a right traffic pattern to runay 24. At that time, a witness (a well qualified pilot) noted that the wind was from the northeast at about 8 KTS. Another pilot-witness stated that the wind was from the northeast at about 10 KTS or more. About 7 mi southeast at an official weather observation facility, the wind was from 320 deg at 8 KTS. As the aircraft continued on downwind, it reportedly angleo toward the runway, was at a lower-than-normal altitude, and the airspeed was slow. Reportedly, the aircraft was in a descending turn toward the runway, when it entered a spin and crashed. No preimpact abnormalities were found during an examination at the crash site.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N696B
- Reported as
- Beech A35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-1699
- Airframe hours
- 2,911
- Engine
- Continental E-185-1, 205 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Bruno Carl Bossard
- Registered owner
- Bruno Carl Bossard
- Departed
- MYF · San Diego, CA
- Destination
- BLI · Bellingham, WA
- Airport
- OCN · Oceanside, runway 24, 3,061 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 64
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 6,000 total · 1,000 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 75 statute miles
- Observed at
- CRQ, 7 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N696B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.