Beech A23 accident near Mammoth Lakes, CA
On December 12, 2005, a Beech A23 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Mammoth Lakes, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 12, 2005
- Place
- Mammoth Lakes, CA
- Aircraft
- Beech A23 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.538°N, 118.603°W
- NTSB ID
- 20051223X02007
Official records · LAX06FA055
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 12, 2005, about 1129 Pacific standard time, a Beech A23, N3590R, collided with flat desert terrain near Mammoth Lakes, California. The pilot/owner operated the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The airplane was destroyed. The commercial instrument-rated pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The personal cross-country flight departed Redlands Municipal Airport (L12), Redlands, California, at 0846, en route to Mammoth Yosemite Airport (MMH), Mammoth Lakes, California. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan had been filed. The wreckage was at 37 degrees 32.253 minutes north latitude and 118 degrees 36.182 minutes west longitude. The National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge reviewed the VFR flight plan that had been filed by the pilot. The flight plan indicated an en route altitude of 8,500 feet. The route of flight as filed was from L12 through the Cajon pass, Palmdale, Mojave Airport, Inyo, Bishop, with a planned destination of MMH. Time en route was estimated at 2 hours 45 minutes, with 5 1/2 hours of fuel on board. According to information obtained from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Southern California Terminal Radar Approach Control (SCT) identified the accident airplane via radar at 0852. SCT handed off the airplane to High Desert Terminal Radar Approach Control (E10) at 0856. Due to radar coverage in the Owens Valley, E10 terminated radar services with the accident airplane at 1057. A witness, at the departure airport, reported that he
Probable cause
a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and, the failure of the pilot to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering following the loss of power, which resulted in a stall/spin.
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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.
