Accident: Beech M35
Feb 5, 2016 · San Pedro, CA
NTSB numberWPR16FA065Event id20160205X35852
- 3
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The failure of the pilots of both airplanes to see and avoid each other as they converged nearly head-on, which resulted in a midair collision. Contributing to the accident was the effect of sun glare on the other pilot. The failure of the pilots of both airplanes to see and avoid each other as they converged nearly head-on, which resulted in a midair collision. Contributing to the accident was sun glare on the pilot.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved (2)
- Aircraft
- Beech M35
- Registration
- N9872R
- Year built
- 1960
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Maneuvering Midair collision
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 8KCAB
- Registration
- N5057G
- Year built
- 1979
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Maneuvering Midair collision
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Zamperini Field (TOA)4 nm (8 km) east
- Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR)9 nm (17 km) north-east
- Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)9 nm (18 km) north
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