Beech G35 accident near Byron, CA
On June 19, 2000, a Beech G35 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Byron, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 19, 2000
- Place
- Byron, CA
- Aircraft
- Beech G35 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.679°N, 121.751°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X21271
NTSB summary
On June 19, 2000, about 1215 hours Pacific daylight time, a Beech G35, N5801, collided with the ground while maneuvering in the traffic pattern at the Byron, California, airport. The airplane was owned and operated by the pilot and was destroyed in the ground collision sequence. The commercial pilot/owner succumbed to his injuries at 1600 the day of the accident while in the hospital. The commercial pilot/flight instructor received serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the instructional flight operating under 14 CFR Part 91, and no flight plan was filed. A preflight weather briefing had been obtained from Reno AFSS. The instructional flight originated at Hayward, California, about 1200, and was destined for Modesto, California, with practice instrument approaches at Hayward, Modesto, Livermore and Tracy airports. The airplane was observed by witnesses to overfly the Byron airport about 1,200 feet above ground level (agl). Their attention was drawn to the airplane when they heard the engine either shutdown or power back to idle. They observed the airplane glide around and make a low pass down runway 05 at an altitude of 200-300 feet agl. The airplane then made a steep left turn toward runway 30. During this turn, the nose pitched down and the aircraft impacted the ground with its nose and left wing tip, approximately 150 feet to the right of runway 30 centerline. The uncontrolled airport has a common traffic advisory frequency of 123.05 mHz. One communication radio was found at 123.3 mHz. The airport was unattended the day of the accident. Postacci
Probable cause
in-flight loss of control and inadvertent stall.
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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.
