- Date
- June 8, 1986, 17:45 local (Jun 9, 1986, 00:45 UTC)
- Place
- Del Rey Oaks, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 minor; on the ground: 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4457WBeech V35B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860608029529A
- Case key
- 24920
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Approaching the destination arpt the plt informed ATC that he did not feel well and desired to land 'as quickly as possible.' The plt was cleared to land. While on a right base leg the acft pitched 45 degrees nose down, and collided with terrain and a residence 1600 ft from the rwy. One person inside the residence received minor injuries. The pathological exam revealed the plt had an advanced stage of generalized atherosclerosis. Some coronary arteries were 95 percent occluded. The plt reported having 6,200 hrs of flt time on a 1981 medical certificate application and reported 2,500 hrs on a 1983 application.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4457W
- Reported as
- Beech V35B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D9643
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BB10B, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- June & Frank M. Duran
- Registered owner
- Frank & June Duran
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 6, 1986
- Departed
- OAK · Oakland, CA
- Destination
- MRY · Monterey, CA
- Airport
- MRY · Monterey, runway 24, 4,001 × 150 ft
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
- 75
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MRY, 1 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.