Beech 50 accident near Riverside, CA
On March 16, 2019, a Beech 50 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Riverside, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- March 16, 2019
- Place
- Riverside, CA
- Aircraft
- Beech 50 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 33.938°N, 117.486°W
- NTSB ID
- 20190316X65416
Official records · WPR19FA096
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Air Traffic Control Radar Replay (FAA): Document (MP4), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn March 16, 2019, about 1149 Pacific daylight time, a Beech BE-50 airplane, N800DC, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Riverside, California. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Shortly after departure, the pilot contacted air traffic control and requested visual flight rules flight-following to his destination, an airport about 42 miles to the northeast. The controller cleared the pilot to climb to cruise altitude and to resume his own navigation. Radar data indicated that the pilot climbed on a southerly heading before entering a gradual right turn. During the turn, the controller requested the pilot’s on-course heading toward the destination, to which the pilot replied that he was, “trying to figure that out” and that his “electricity” had “almost gone out.” About this time, the airplane was at its maximum altitude of 3,400 ft mean sea level (msl), before it began to descend. About 1142, the pilot subsequently requested to return to the departure airport and stated that he was “having trouble with some instruments.” The controller provided the pilot with a heading directly toward the airport, which was about 4 miles to the north-northwest. The pilot acknowledged; however, the airplane continued the right turn. One minute later, the controller again asked the pilot if he had the destination airport in sight; the pilot replied that he was “having problems with some of these controls” and stated that he did not have the airport in sight.
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed and control of the airplane following a loss of right engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the 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.
