Beech A100 accident near Chino, CA
On November 6, 2007, a Beech A100 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Chino, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 6, 2007
- Place
- Chino, CA
- Aircraft
- Beech A100 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.978°N, 117.660°W
- NTSB ID
- 20071113X01788
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 6, 2007, at 0918 Pacific standard time, a Beech A100 (King Air), N30GC, impacted trees about 3/4 mile from the departure end of runway 26R at Chino Airport (CNO), Chino, California. The wreckage came to rest inverted in an open field located on the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) facility near the airport. The owner operated the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 as a business flight. The airplane was destroyed. The commercial instrument rated pilot and the passenger were fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight. An instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan had been filed from CNO to Visalia Municipal Airport (VIS), Visalia, California. Responding Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspectors were informed by friends of the owner that he has flown to Visalia at least once a week to oversee a business that he operates. The accident pilot was not the regular pilot for the company, but was named on the insurance policy as an approved pilot-in-command. A witness, located at the youth authority facility at the CDCR parking lot, about 150 yards northeast of the main wreckage, reported hearing a crashing sound. When he looked to the south, he saw the accident airplane impact the ground on its right side. A portion of the right wing and engine struck the ground and "burst into flames." The airplane then cartwheeled and came to rest upside down about 100 yards from where he first observed the airplane impact the ground. He notified the CDCR control tower of the accident
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain a positive climb rate during an instrument takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the low visibility.
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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.
