Beech 55 accident near Cedarville, CA
On January 20, 1996, a Beech 55 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Cedarville, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 20, 1996
- Place
- Cedarville, CA
- Aircraft
- Beech 55 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.481°N, 120.140°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X05154
NTSB summary
History of Flight On January 19, 1996, about 2147 hours Pacific standard time, a Beech E-55, N4088A, crashed into a lake about 2 miles east of Cedarville Airport, Cedarville, California. The pilot was conducting an instrument flight rules (IFR) personal flight to North Las Vegas Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada, and was operating on a visual flight rules (VFR) on top clearance. The airplane, recently purchased by the pilot's company, Sturdy Welding Equipment & Design Company, Lynnwood, Washington, was destroyed by impact forces; there was no fire. The certificated private pilot and his passenger sustained fatal injuries. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated at Paine Field, Everett, Washington, at 1943. A Seattle [Washington] Flight Service Station quality assurance specialist said that the pilot contacted the facility on the radio at 1938 when the airplane was on the ground at Paine Field. The pilot changed the number of persons on his flight plan from four to two. The pilot did not obtain, nor did he request, a weather briefing. The FAA Seattle Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) manager said the pilot received routine services from the facility. The FAA, Seattle Air Route Traffic Control Center (SEA ARTCC) communications transcript show that the pilot initially contacted the facility about 1946:11. The pilot requested and received a VFR on-top clearance. At 2042:05, the pilot reported to the SEA ARTCC sector 30 controller that he was flying at 14,500 feet (all altitudes, unless otherwise noted, are mean sea level altitudes). The sector cont
Probable cause
the pilot's poor preflight planning by not obtaining a weather briefing and his inadvertent encounter with a mountain wave condition. The moonless dark night was a factor in this accident.
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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.
