Beech G33 accident near Crestline, CA
On May 5, 1998, a Beech G33 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Crestline, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 5, 1998
- Place
- Crestline, CA
- Aircraft
- Beech G33 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.249°N, 117.299°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X10118
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 5, 1998, at 0907 hours Pacific daylight time, a Beech G33, N9471Q, collided with utility wires and trees during a descent to the Rialto Municipal Field, Rialto, California. The aircraft was destroyed and the certificated commercial, instrument rated pilot, the sole occupant, sustained fatal injuries. The aircraft was being operated by the pilot as a personal flight at the time of the accident. The flight originated from the St. George Municipal Airport, St. George, Utah, about 0714. Localized instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the accident site and no flight plan was filed. During the descent into the Rialto area the aircraft initially collided with east-west utility lines on a ridge overlooking the San Gabriel Valley. The aircraft, which was flight following, had been handed off by Joshua approach to Southern California TRACON (SCT) en route to Rialto. The SCT controller approved the aircraft for "unrestricted descent" and gave the pilot the current Ontario altimeter setting, 29.94 inHg. The pilot advised that there were clouds along his route of flight and that he might have to "circle back" in order to get into Rialto. At 0908, SCT advised the pilot that radar contact was lost; however, the pilot did not respond. Further attempts by SCT to contact the pilot after radar contact was lost were unsuccessful. At the time radar contact was lost, the aircraft was on a heading of about 210 degrees, the direction of the destination airport, and was descending through 4,800 feet mean sea level (msl), still several miles north of the accident
Probable cause
the pilot's intentional flight into known instrument weather conditions while operating VFR.
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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.
