Beech 36 accident near San Diego, CA
On April 15, 1999, a Beech 36 (airplane) was involved in an accident near San Diego, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 15, 1999
- Place
- San Diego, CA
- Aircraft
- Beech 36 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.800°N, 117.130°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001205X00487
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 15, 1999, at 0522 hours Pacific daylight time, a Beech 36, N7706R, collided with eucalyptus trees and power transformers on a city street near an industrial park adjacent to the Montgomery Field Airport, San Diego, California. The airplane was on an instrument landing system (ILS) approach to runway 28R when the accident occurred. The airplane, owned and operated by the pilot, was destroyed during the impact sequence and subsequent ground fire. The private pilot and his passenger, the sole occupants, sustained fatal injuries. The personal flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 91 when the accident occurred. The flight originated at Calexico, California, at an unknown time. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. A receipt found at the crash site indicated that the pilot checked out of his hotel room in Calexico at 0414. There were no eyewitnesses who observed the pilot depart from Calexico. A review of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) records disclosed that at 0328, the pilot of the accident airplane telephoned San Diego Flight Service Station (FSS) and said that he was on the ground at Calexico, and wanted to know the weather reports for Montgomery Field. The FSS briefer stated that Montgomery Field was reporting "less than one quarter of a mile, fog, indefinite ceiling one hundred, temperature eleven, dew point eleven." The pilot then asked FSS what the forecast was for Montgomery Field. The briefer told him that IFR conditions would continue through the morning hours with low stratus clouds and fog
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain the proper glidepath during an ILS approach. A factor in the accident was the pilot's disregard for the weather reports, which showed the airport as being 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.
