Beech 36 accident near Mountain Pass, CA
On January 21, 2015, a Beech 36 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Mountain Pass, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 21, 2015
- Place
- Mountain Pass, CA
- Aircraft
- Beech 36 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.526°N, 115.728°W
- NTSB ID
- 20150121X24545
Official records · WPR15FA088
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC Transcriptions: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn January 20, 2015, about 2005 Pacific standard time (PST), a Beech 36, N999CJ, departed cruise flight and impacted desert terrain near Mountain Pass, California. The commercial pilot and one passenger were fatally injured; the airplane was destroyed by impact forces. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot as a 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal cross-country flight. Night visual meteorological (VMC) conditions prevailed in the area, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight departed California City Municipal Airport (L71), California City, California, about 1910 with a planned destination of Henderson Executive Airport (HND), Henderson, Nevada. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic control (ATC) radar and voice communication information indicated that the airplane contacted ATC at 1911 after departure from L71. The flight proceeded on course, and climbed to a cruise altitude of 7,500 ft mean sea level (msl). About 1954, an ATC controller advised the pilot that the airplane was passing through an area of poor radar coverage and that they should regain radar contact in several minutes. The pilot acknowledged. About 2001, radar contact was reestablished for about 1 minute before contact was lost again at an altitude of about 7,400 ft msl. At 2014, the controller called the pilot to advise that radar contact had not yet been reestablished; however, the pilot did not respond, and subsequent attempts to contact the pilot were unsuccessful. An Alert Notice (ALNOT), was issued, and a search for the airplane was initi
Probable cause
An in-flight loss of control for reasons that could not be determined based on available information.
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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.
