Beech F33A accident near Geyserville, CA
On November 10, 2005, a Beech F33A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Geyserville, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 10, 2005
- Place
- Geyserville, CA
- Aircraft
- Beech F33A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.739°N, 122.818°W
- NTSB ID
- 20051123X01884
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 9, 2005, about 1834 Pacific standard time, a single engine Beech F33A, N9204Q, impacted mountainous terrain near Geyserville, California. The private pilot/owner operated the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The airplane was destroyed. The pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The personal local cross-country flight departed Benton Field Airport (O85), Redding, California, about 1730, en route to Charles M. Schulz/Sonoma County Airport (STS), Santa Rosa, California. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The airplane became a subject of a family concerned alert notification (ALNOT) the following morning when the pilot missed a business appointment. The airplane was located that afternoon at 1427, by the Sonoma County Sheriff's Department (Henry One) air unit. The deputies (pilot and tactical flight officer) flying Henry One the night of the accident reported that in the general area there was a patchy and broken cloud layer with mountain obscuration. The deputies also stated that it was a very dark night. According to family members, the pilot flew from STS to the Redding area weekly for business purposes and was very familiar with the route. PERSONNEL INFORMATION A review of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airman records revealed the pilot held a private pilot certificate with airplane single engine land and instrument airplane ratings. The pilot held a third-class medical certificate issued on September 27, 2004. It had the limitations that the pilot "must wear corre
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate terrain clearance altitude profile during the descent that resulted in controlled flight into 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.
