Beech A36 accident near San Gabriel, CA
On November 15, 2009, a Beech A36 (airplane) was involved in an accident near San Gabriel, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 15, 2009
- Place
- San Gabriel, CA
- Aircraft
- Beech A36 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.100°N, 118.084°W
- NTSB ID
- 20091117X01842
Official records · WPR10FA056
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 14, 2009, about 1615 Pacific standard time, a Beech A36, N17803, collided with terrain during a forced landing near San Gabriel, California. The owner operated the airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. The pilot, the sole occupant, was killed. The airplane was substantially damaged during the accident sequence. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local area flight that departed Brackett Field Airport (POC), La Verne, California, about 1600. The flight was destined for Van Nuys Airport (VNY), Van Nuys, California. No flight plan had been filed. Witnesses reported hearing the engine at idle power, and observing the airplane on a shallow approach to the railroad tracks, with the landing gear down. The witnesses did not report a fire or smoke coming from the airplane when they observed it during the accident sequence. According to a responding detective from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department – Aero Bureau, the airplane had touched down on railroad tracks, bounced a couple of times, and came to rest about 500 yards beyond the initial point of impact. A friend of the pilot stated that the purpose of the flight was to move airplanes around. His airplane was at POC, so the accident pilot flew the accident airplane from VNY to Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR), Hawthorne, California. They both flew from HHR to POC to pick up the friend's airplane. The flight from HHR to POC was uneventful. The two pilots departed POC about 1600. The friend arrived back a
Probable cause
Failure of the exhaust band V-clamp during cruise flight, which resulted in an in-flight fire and a subsequent forced landing.
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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.
