# NTSB OAK79FA036: Cessna 320A, N3005R, Monterey, CA, July 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1979
- Place: Monterey, CA · MONTEREY, CA
- Location: 36.6012° N, 121.8828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monterey, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6012&lon=-121.8828&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134289
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79FA036
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FA036

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3038  79/7/26    MONTEREY,CA         CESSNA 320A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 62, 3621
        TIME - 2143                    N3005R              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2471 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - M ONTEREY PNSLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRESNO,CA                   MONTEREY,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  75
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      59
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          290                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3005R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3005R-1981-03-13), registration cancelled 1981-03-13, S/N 320A0005 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320A
- Registry model: [Cessna 320A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320a) (registry code 2074506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: M Onterey Pnsla

## 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 19790726037479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790726037479A), Jul 26, 1979: Cessna 320A, Monterey, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft off course and below minimum altitude on second ILS apch. Hit trees on ridge. First apch also erratic.

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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