Beech A-36 accident near Newport, OR
On October 25, 1995, a Beech A-36 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Newport, OR. 3 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 25, 1995
- Place
- Newport, OR
- Aircraft
- Beech A-36 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 3 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 44.660°N, 124.010°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X04785
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 25, 1995, about 1315 Pacific daylight time, N990EC, a Beech A-36, operated by the Ben-ko-matic Brush and Equipment Company and Prestige Care, Inc., Portland, Oregon, collided with terrain during a forced landing near Newport, Oregon, and was substantially damaged. The forced landing was precipitated by a loss of engine power during approach. The commercial pilot and his two passengers were seriously injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the operation. The business flight departed from Portland, Oregon, at 1224 and was destined for Newport. The flight was conducted under 14 CFR 91. According to information received from an FAA Automated Flight Service Station and the operator of the airplane, the pilot obtained a weather briefing and filed an IFR flight plan on the morning of the accident for a business flight from the Portland International Airport to the Newport Municipal Airport. After two operator employees and the pilot boarded the airplane, it departed from Portland at 1224 uneventfully. At 1312, the pilot cancelled his IFR flight plan with Air Traffic Control (ATC) as he approached Newport. No distress calls or indications of any problems were recorded by ATC during the flight. According to numerous ground witnesses (statements attached), the airplane was observed flying beneath the cloud ceiling from the north over Yaquina Bay. The airplane "appeared to be in trouble" and the wings were "wobbling." The witnesses also heard "loud popping" and "backfiring" from
Probable cause
the pilot's inadvertent shut-off of the fuel mixture control. Factors contributing to the accident were: the pilot's failure to perform adequate remedial action to regain engine power, his lack of familiarity with the accident airplane, and his failure to obtain/maintain a proper descent rate during the forced landing.
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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.
