Beech V35 accident near Angwin, CA
On July 16, 2021, a Beech V35 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Angwin, CA. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 16, 2021
- Place
- Angwin, CA
- Aircraft
- Beech V35 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.566°N, 122.430°W
- NTSB ID
- 20210716103492
Official records · WPR21FA273
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn July 16, 2021, about 0840 Pacific daylight time (PDT), a Beechcraft V35B, N112TW, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Angwin Airport-Parrett Field (2O3), Angwin, California. The pilot, pilot-rated passenger, and one passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Radar track data identified the accident airplane departing from French Valley Airport (F70), Murrieta, California, on a climbing southwest heading. The data showed that the airplane made a climbing left turn to the northwest to an altitude of about 9,000 ft msl and continued at that altitude for most of the flight. A little over two hours later, the radar track data showed the airplane descending from 9,000 ft msl as it entered a left downwind for runway 16 at 2O3. The radar track data showed that the airplane made a wide left base turn to final and overshot the final approach. The radar track data then showed the airplane reacquiring the runway heading and landing. Witnesses at 2O3 reported that the airplane cleared the first tree line at the departure end of the runway. One witness reported that, after clearing the first set of trees, the airplane began to pitch up, the left wing dropped, and the nose then dropped toward the ground. The witness lost sight of the airplane behind a hill but saw smoke shortly afterward. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONThe pilots’ logbooks were not recovered during the investigation. AIRCRAFT INFORMATIONThe airplane was equipped with a throw-over-type control column for elevator
Probable cause
The pilot's exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during an aborted landing after an unstabilized approach and hard landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with trees and terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to continue the unstabilized approach.
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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.
