Beech F35 accident near Chino, CA
On January 19, 1999, a Beech F35 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Chino, CA. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 19, 1999
- Place
- Chino, CA
- Aircraft
- Beech F35 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.001°N, 117.679°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001204X00068
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 19, 1999, about 0445 hours Pacific standard time, a Beech F35, N3364C, was destroyed when it collided with high terrain near Chino, California. The non-instrument rated private pilot and three passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was owned and operated by the pilot's father, under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The personal flight originated from the Corona, California, airport about 0440 and was en route to Lake Tahoe, California. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The pilot and passengers, all off-duty firemen from the Corona Fire Department, were en route to Lake Tahoe for a snowboarding trip. A review of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airman records disclosed no evidence that any of the passengers held a pilot certificate. The pilot indicated to his father that their departure was planned for approximately 0430. No witnesses were found that saw the airplane depart. There was no record of a weather briefing from a Flight Service Station, GTE DUAT, or DTC DUAT. A flight plan was not filed and there was no record of a request for any in-flight services. Seven witnesses were identified who either heard, or saw portions of the accident sequence. Witness No. 7 (see map) lives approximately 1 mile northeast of the Corona airport and heard an airplane, whose engine was sputtering badly, pass overhead shortly after 0400. Witness No. 6 lives approximately 1 mile southwest of the Corona airport and reported a loud airplane, with the throttle high, woke him up. He did not hear backfiring, but it
Probable cause
The pilot's intentional flight into known instrument meteorological conditions in hilly terrain and his failure to maintain aircraft control due to spatial disorientation. Factors were the pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather conditions, dark night conditions and the poor weather conditions.
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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.
