Cessna 340A accident near San Dimas, CA
On December 7, 1995, a Cessna 340A (airplane) was involved in an accident near San Dimas, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 7, 1995
- Place
- San Dimas, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 340A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.100°N, 117.810°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X05016
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 7, 1995, about 0624 hours Pacific standard time, a Cessna 340A, N37324, was destroyed during a missed approach to the Brackett Airport, La Verne, California. The pilot, the sole occupant, received fatal injuries. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the State of California business flight which originated at Big Bear Lake, California, on the morning of the accident. No flight plan had been filed. There was no record of a preflight weather briefing given by an Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) facility prior to the flight. According to an FAA voice transcript, the pilot contacted Southern California Tracon (SOCAL) after departure from Big Bear. He stated that he had the Ontario weather and was requesting an ILS into Brackett Field. The pilot was assigned a transponder code of 0202. The pilot of a Beech Baron that had just departed from Brackett stated on the frequency that "It's zero zero right now". The accident pilot responded "have you been in there?" The Baron pilot responded "just took off from there." SOCAL questioned the Baron pilot regarding the Cable Airport weather. He stated that Cable may be VFR and there was no fog there. At 0614, SOCAL cleared the pilot for the ILS runway 26L approach when the aircraft was 9 miles east of the final approach fix. The pilot was cleared to change to the Brackett tower frequency 118.2 for traffic advisories and 125.5 in case of a missed approach. The Brackett air traffic control tower (ATCT) was not open at the time of the accident. At 0646, the ATCT Limited Aviation Weather Reporting
Probable cause
the pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to drugs, his resultant improper planning/decision, his failure to follow proper IFR procedures, and his failure to maintain proper altitude during a missed approach. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's inadequate weather evaluation, and the adverse weather condition (below landing minimums).
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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.
