Beech S35 accident near Oxnard, CA
On November 19, 1995, a Beech S35 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Oxnard, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 19, 1995
- Place
- Oxnard, CA
- Aircraft
- Beech S35 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.191°N, 119.169°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X04866
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 18, 1995, about 1721 hours Pacific standard time, a Beech S35, N5795K, operated by Tri Air, crashed into a sand dune approximately 1.5 miles west of the Oxnard Airport, Oxnard, California. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and the pilot had received an instrument clearance to the airport. The airplane was substantially damaged, and the instrument rated private pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from a private landing strip near Cuyuama, California, about 60 miles northwest of Oxnard at an unknown time. The pilot was executing a missed approach to Oxnard when the accident occurred. The pilot contacted NAWS Pt. Mugu Tracon (Terminal Radar Approach Control) while over the area of Ojai (FIL 270 degrees radial at 18 DME) and requested an ILS approach into Oxnard. He said he had ATIS information "echo". Subsequently, he was vectored towards the ILS inbound course to runway 25. The pilot was cleared for the approach while inbound to Nelly intersection and was requested to contact the ATCT at the outer marker. The pilot contacted the ATCT at the outer marker. The ATCT cleared him to land and requested he report a missed approach or on-the-ground as the local controller could no longer see the runway. The local controller advised approach control that this would be the last landing as they were down to 1/4 mile in fog. Subsequently, the pilot was asked if he had just made a missed approach. He eventually said affirmative. The local controller requested he contact approach on 124.7, to which he acknowledged. About
Probable cause
failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed during a missed approach, after encountering an undetermined propeller malfunction, which resulted in a stall and collision with the terrain. Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, fog, and the propeller malfunction.
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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.
