# NTSB LAX83FUM02: Beech C24R, N38034, Ramona, CA, December 13, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: December 12, 1982, 22:50 local (Dec 13, 1982, 06:50 UTC)
- Place: Ramona, CA
- Coordinates: 33.070034, -116.829689 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0700&lon=-116.8297&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72342
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX83FUM02
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72342/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUM02

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, go-around (vfr)
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - fog (contributing factor)
  - go-around - initiated, pilot in command
  - initiated, pilot in command
  - aircraft handling - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - spatial disorientation, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total instrument time, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - lack of recent experience in type operation, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - proper assistance - not performed, other crewmember (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled
- In flight collision with terrain/water, missed approach (ifr)

## Analysis

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A STEEL SUPPORTING CABLE ATTACHED TO A POWER LINE POLE DURING A GO-AROUND (MISSED APPROACHED). IT WAS A DARK NIGHT WITH VARYING DEGREES OF VISIBILITY NEAR THE GROUND DUE TO FOG. THERE WERE TWO PLTS ON BOARD THE ACCIDENT ACFT BUT THE ONE DOING THE ACTUAL FLYING OF THE APPROACHES WAS NOT QUALIFIED FOR NIGHT FLYING AND WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. BOTH PILOTS REPORTED HAVEING MADE 4 APPROACHES TO LAND BUT IN EACH CASE VISUAL CONTACT WAS LOST AND A GO-AROUND INITIATED. THEY HAD DECIDED TO TRY ANOTHER ARPT WHEN THE COLLISION WITH THE CABLE OCCURRED. ALT AT IMPACT WAS ABOUT 6 FT AGL. THE LEFT WING HAD STRUCK THE CABLE AND STARTED TO BURN. DURING THE GROUND SLIDE OF 235 FT THE LEFT WING AND FIRE SEPARATED FROM THE ACFT AND ALL OCCUPANTS EGRESSED WITH MINOR INJURIES. THE ACCIDENT LOCATION WAS ABOUT 1.5 MILES FROM THE ARPT. AT IMPACT THE ACFT WAS IN A LEFT BANK AND DESCENDING AT ABOUT 500 FT A MINUTE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N38034 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: MC-641
- Airframe hours: 598
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-360-A1B6 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Both
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Star Aircraft Sales
- Registered owner: Trade Street Properties
- Departed: L39, BIG BEAR, CA
- Destination: SEE, RAMONA, CA
- Airport: L39, Ramona Airport, runway 27, 4,000 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; medical: unknown, unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Night/dark
- Wind: calm

## 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 19821212067029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821212067029A), Dec 12, 1982: Beech C24R, Ramona, CA, Substantial damage. During go around. In poor visibility, pilot inadvertently entered descending turn. Left wing struck cable.

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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