Beech D-50E accident near Lee Vining, CA
On May 28, 1993, a Beech D-50E (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lee Vining, CA. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 28, 1993
- Place
- Lee Vining, CA
- Aircraft
- Beech D-50E · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.991°N, 119.110°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X12412
NTSB summary
History of the Flight On May 28, 1993, at 1330 hours Pacific daylight time, a Beech D-50E, N2R, crashed about 16 miles southwest of Lee Vining, California. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) cross country personal flight to Carson City, Nevada, when the accident occurred. The airplane owned and operated by the pilot, was destroyed The certificated commercial pilot and three passengers received fatal injuries. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed in the area at the time of the accident. The accident flight originated from Sequoia Field, Visalia, California, at 1230 hours as the return portion of a flight from Carson City to Visalia The airplane failed to arrive at Carson City and relatives reported the airplane overdue to the Federal Aviation Administration, Reno, Nevada, Automated Fight Service Station (AFSS). On May 28, 1993, at 2330 hours, search personnel notified the Mather District Ranger Station, Yosemite National Park, that an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) signal had been heard in the vicinity of the Mt. Lyell area of the park. On May 29, 1993, about 0700 hours, search personnel located the airplane wreckage. A park ranger reported that the weather conditions observed between1300 and 1400 hours on May 28, 1993, in the Tuolumne Meadows area (about 10 miles north of the accident site), consisted of; Overcast skies at about 12,000 feet, lowering to 10,000 feet at 1500 hours. Areas of layered clouds were visible; however, the mountain peaks were obscured by clouds. The temperature was about 48 degrees Fahrenheit with gusty wind
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate weather evaluation; inadequate in-flight planning and decision making; and the pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
