Beech C23 accident near Los Angeles, CA
On June 19, 1996, a Beech C23 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Los Angeles, CA. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 19, 1996
- Place
- Los Angeles, CA
- Aircraft
- Beech C23 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.231°N, 118.340°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X06020
NTSB summary
History of the Flight On June 19, 1996, at 1343 hours Pacific daylight time, a Beech C23, N66343, collided with a light post during an emergency landing after takeoff from the Burbank Airport, Burbank, California. The collision occurred about 1 mile east of the airport in the city of Los Angeles. The airplane was destroyed and the certificated private pilot and his two passengers received fatal injuries. The airplane was being operated by Riverside Air Service, Riverside, California, as a rental airplane. The flight was destined for Palo Alto, California. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a visual flight rules flight plan was filed. The pilot had flown the airplane solo from the Riverside Municipal Airport to the Burbank Airport earlier in the day. After landing, the pilot taxied and parked the airplane at Mercury Air Center. There was no evidence found of any discrepancies with the airplane during the first flight. The pilot met with his parents and the three boarded the airplane. The pilot started the engine and taxied for departure. According to witnesses, the airplane's engine stopped after takeoff from runway 8. The airplane was observed to enter a nose-down attitude and descended below buildings and trees on the horizon. Pilot Information The pilot held a private pilot certificate which was issued on September 5, 1982, with an single engine airplane rating. The most recent second-class medical certificate was issued to the pilot on November 30, 1995, and contained the limitation that correcting lenses must be worn while exercising the privileg
Probable cause
company maintenance personnel's inadequate service of the magneto system, and their failure of to replace the electric fuel boost pump, which led to a malfunctioning right magneto and an inoperative fuel boost pump. The inoperative fuel boost pump made it impossible for the pilot to accomplish the published emergency procedure for the engine failure.
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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.
