Beech D35 accident near Agua Dulce, CA
On April 22, 2000, a Beech D35 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Agua Dulce, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 22, 2000
- Place
- Agua Dulce, CA
- Aircraft
- Beech D35 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.429°N, 118.510°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X20837
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 21, 2000, about 2003 hours Pacific daylight time, a Beech D35, N2086D, operated by the pilot, collided with upsloping mountainous terrain about 3 miles east-northeast of Agua Dulce, California. The airplane was destroyed, and the instrument-rated private pilot was fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed in the vicinity, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight that was performed under 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated from Santa Paula, California, approximately 1945. An acquaintance of the pilot reported to the National Transportation Safety Board investigator that upon departure, the pilot intended to fly in an easterly direction to Chandler, Arizona, where he was to meet her. No witnesses reported observing the airplane impact the hillside. The property owner, onto whose land the airplane crashed, reported to the Safety Board investigator that he was home at 2000. He did not observe or hear the impact, and he did not hear any engine noise at that time or thereafter. The airplane collided into the mountainside about 700 feet from his home. PERSONNEL INFORMATION A copy of the pilot's personal flight record logbook was examined. It indicated that he had a total of approximately 2,072 hours of experience flying airplanes. During the 90-day period preceding the accident, the logbook indicated the pilot flew his airplane for about 57 hours, of which 18 hours were flown at night. The pilot's most recent biennial flight review was accomplished in February 2000. The pilot was issued an instrument rating in 1983. Hi
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance while cruising up a mountain pass, on a dark night, in IMC conditions, and his improper in-flight decision to perform a VFR flight in the inclement weather.
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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.
