# NTSB LAX83FUM01: Beech A35, N696B, Oceanside, CA, October 10, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: October 10, 1982, 12:58 local (19:58 UTC)
- Place: Oceanside, CA
- Coordinates: 33.199729, -117.350708 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1997&lon=-117.3507&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72076
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX83FUM01
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72076/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUM01

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, approach - vfr pattern - base leg/base to final
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/spin - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N696B-2013-08-20), registration cancelled 2013-08-20, S/N D-1699, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Registry model: [Beech A35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (registry code 1151504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: D-1699
- Airframe hours: 2911
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 64; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19821010051899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821010051899A), Oct 10, 1982: Beech A35, Oceanside, CA, Substantial damage, 3 fatal. Aircraft was observed low and slow in traffic pattern and then entering spin to right and crashing.

## Other investigations on N696B (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 LAX67D0091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0091), Jul 13, 1966: Beech A35 (N696B), Imperial, 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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