Beech 95 accident near Calistoga, CA
On February 15, 2005, a Beech 95 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Calistoga, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 15, 2005
- Place
- Calistoga, CA
- Aircraft
- Beech 95 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.654°N, 122.602°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050224X00222
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 15, 2005, about 0925 Pacific standard time, a Beech 95, N8269D, impacted the southeast side of Mount St. Helena while in cruise flight near Calistoga, California. The pilot was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The private pilot and one passenger sustained fatal injuries; the airplane was destroyed. The personal cross-country flight originated from Oroville Municipal Airport, Oroville, California, at an unknown time, with a planned destination of the Charles M. Schulz- Sonoma County Airport, Santa Rosa, California. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed in the area surrounding the accident site, and a flight plan had not been filed. On February 17, 2005, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an alert notification (ALNOT) after receiving a notice from a concerned family member that the airplane was missing and overdue. Both the Civil Air Patrol and local authorities were notified of an overdue aircraft; several hours later the airplane wreckage was located. Family members reported that the purpose of the flight was for the pilot to take his wife (the passenger) to a doctor appointment near Santa Rosa. They did not believe that he had flown her to that airport before, although she did accompany him on trip occasionally. The direct route of flight from Oroville to Santa Rosa is about 81 nautical miles (nm) on a course of 223 degrees true. The terrain during the first half of the flight is level, averaging about 50 feet mean sea level (msl). In the latter portion of the flight there are several mounta
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight planning/decision, which resulted in continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions at an altitude insufficient to ensure adequate terrain clearance and impact with rising terrain.
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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.
