Beech D55 accident near Stallion Springs, CA
On February 22, 2019, a Beech D55 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Stallion Springs, CA. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 22, 2019
- Place
- Stallion Springs, CA
- Aircraft
- Beech D55 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.047°N, 118.597°W
- NTSB ID
- 20190222X72357
Official records · WPR19FA086
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn February 21, 2019, about 1645 Pacific standard time, a Beech D55 airplane, N533Q, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Stallion Springs, California. The pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was being operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot’s son reported that a family friend had asked the pilot to fly two passengers to see a client but that the flight was not for compensation or hire. The airplane departed San Luis County Regional Airport (SBP), San Luis Obispo, California, about 1600, on the cross-country flight destined for Whiteman Airport (WHP), Los Angeles, California, but did not arrive. There was no contact with air traffic control. About 2116, an alert notice was issued for the missing accident airplane. On February 22, 2019, the wreckage was located by search and rescue crews on snow-covered rising terrain at an elevation of 6,700 ft mean sea level (msl). PERSONNEL INFORMATIONThe pilot, age 74, held a private pilot certificate for airplane multi-engine land with a restriction of visual flight rules only. He also held a commercial certificate for airplane single-engine land and instrument rating. He held an airframe and powerplant certificate and was an authorized inspector. He was issued a third-class airman medical certificate on November 24, 2014, with the following limitation: Must have available glasses for near vision. The pilot’s medical expired for all classes on November 30, 2016. According to the FAA, he completed the BasicMed Comprehensive Medical Ex
Probable cause
The pilot’s continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions associated with mountain obscuration conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into rising terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to obtain a weather briefing.
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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.
