Beech V35 accident near Warner Springs, CA
On December 20, 2008, a Beech V35 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Warner Springs, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- December 20, 2008
- Place
- Warner Springs, CA
- Aircraft
- Beech V35 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 33.400°N, 116.772°W
- NTSB ID
- 20081220X85100
Official records · WPR09FA061
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 20, 2008, about 1330 Pacific standard time, a Beech V35B, N1587L, was substantially damaged following impact with terrain while maneuvering near Warner Springs, California. The private pilot who occupied the left forward seat position, and the pilot-rated passenger who occupied the right forward seat position, were killed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and a flight plan was not filed for the local flight, which was conducted in accordance with 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The flight departed the Chino Airport (CNO), Chino, California, about 1300. In a witness statement provided by the local county sheriff's department to the NTSB investigator-in-charge (IIC), a witness reported observing a red and white airplane in the area "conducting maneuvers." The witness stated that the airplane would go straight up, stall, start to spin, dive downward, and then pull up. The witness reported watching the airplane do the same maneuver [again], going straight up and then start to spin downward. The witness stated that he watched the airplane "… to see it pull out of it, but this time it did not. The plane went straight down, nose first, and crashed into the field." The witness revealed that although he couldn't be sure, he thought he heard the airplane's engine running before impacting the ground. The witness reported that a few weeks prior to the accident he observed what he thought was the same airplane doing the same "stall out maneuver." In a telephone interview conducted by the IIC, a pilot who
Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to maintain clearance from terrain during a low altitude maneuver.
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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.
