Beechcraft 76 N6718X
30 September 1982 · Big Sur, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 September 1982 at about 01:45 local time, a Beechcraft 76 registered N6718X, operated by Altair, was involved in an accident near Big Sur, California, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Big Sur, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.0810, -121.5994
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 76
- Registration
- N6718X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Altair
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Vandenberg Afb → San Francisco
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX82DA363
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
REPORTEDLY, A SMALL FLOCK OF BIRDS WERE ENCOUNTERED WHILE CRUISING AT 8000 FT MSL. ONE OR MORE OF THE BIRDS STRUCK THE COWLING AND WINDSHIELD WHICH RESULTED IN A HOLE IN THE TOP RIGHT SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE PILOT DIVERTED AND LANDED AT MONTEREY, CA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 76 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 1981 | Beechcraft 76 | Sutherlin, Oregon, United States | Pacific Wing | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1983 | Beechcraft 76 | Pensacola, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1983 | Beechcraft 76 | Moultonboro, New Hampshire, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Jul 1980 | Beechcraft 76 | Sioux City, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1980 | Beechcraft 76 | Morgan, Utah, United States | Thompson Beech | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Oct 1984 | Beechcraft 76 | Ft.walton Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Truckee, California, United States | Larry Laurich | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1982 | Cessna 180K | El Cajon, California, United States | Hartley Warren | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1982 | Cessna 182 | Truckee, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Jun 1982 | Cessna 205 | El Centro, California, United States | Thomas James Sullivan | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 May 1982 | Cessna 182 | Truckee, California, United States | Charlie Roeschen | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172 | Antioch, California, United States | Executive Air | No injuries | - |