Beech A-36 accident near Hanford, CA
On July 13, 1995, a Beech A-36 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Hanford, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 13, 1995
- Place
- Hanford, CA
- Aircraft
- Beech A-36 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.270°N, 119.630°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X03982
NTSB summary
History of Flight On July 12, 1995, at 1745 hours Pacific daylight time, a Beech A-36, N6057U, sustained an in-flight breakup and crashed about 4 miles northeast of Hanford, California. The pilot was conducting a visual flight rules (VFR) personal flight to Columbia, California, and had filed a VFR flight plan. The airplane, registered to and operated by the pilot, was destroyed. The certificated commercial pilot and his passenger sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated at Long Beach Airport, Long Beach, California, at 1630 hours. The pilot's son told National Transportation Safety Board investigators in a telephone interview on July 13, 1995, that the pilot and his wife were going to Columbia for a mini-vacation. The pilot intended to return on July 16, 1995. An Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Western-Pacific Region Quality Assurance Division, AWP-5, specialist reported that after departing Long Beach Airport and opening his VFR flight plan, the pilot did not communicate with any air traffic facilities. The pilot was not required to contact any air traffic control facilities during the flight. Several ground witness, including a certificated airline transport pilot, were interviewed by Safety Board investigators. The ground witnesses reported that the engine "revved-up" to maximum power followed by an explosive sound. When they looked up, the airplane was breaking up and fell to the ground. Scattered airplane debris was drifting to the southeast. Lemoore Naval Air Station (NAS), Lemoore, California, air traffic per
Probable cause
UNDETERMINED.
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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.
