Beech 35-B33 accident near Lakeside, CA

On June 25, 2001, a Beech 35-B33 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lakeside, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

June 25, 2001

Place

Lakeside, CA

Aircraft

Beech 35-B33 · Airplane

Injuries

1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

32.838°N, 116.909°W

NTSB ID

20040126X00108

Official records · LAX01FA222

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

Air traffic control records

• Transcript of Radio Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 25, 2001, about 0954 Pacific daylight time, a Beech 35-B33, N22CR, impacted terrain during an uncontrolled descent in Lakeside, California. The accident site was about 3.3 nautical miles east-northeast of the Gillespie Field, El Cajon, California, where the pilot had been cleared to land. The airplane was co-owned and operated by the pilot, and it was destroyed. The private pilot was fatally injured. No one on the ground was injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The personal flight was performed under 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated from Gillespie Field about 0935. The pilot's destination was Deer Valley, Arizona. The National Transportation Safety Board investigator's review of recorded radar data and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) radio communications to and from the pilot indicates that at 0938:58 the pilot contacted Southern California Terminal Radar Approach Control (SOCAL) and reported "with you off Gillespie eastbound three thousand climbing seven thousand five." About 0945, the eastbound airplane's altitude had reached 7,000 feet, as reported by the airplane's Mode C equipped transponder. At 0945:19, the airplane began a right turn southbound, and at 0945:22, the pilot advised SOCAL that he was "returning for Gillespie." When asked to identify, at 0945:36, the pilot said "I'm indenting twelve hundred [cough] I'm not feeling well." SOCAL acknowledged the pilot's transmission and inquired regarding his position. At 0945:50, the pilot responded and according to SOCAL his transmissio

Probable cause

Loss of control in flight due to cardiovascular incapacitation.

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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.