Beech P35 accident near Upland, CA
On July 30, 2023, a Beech P35 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Upland, CA. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 30, 2023
- Place
- Upland, CA
- Aircraft
- Beech P35 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.112°N, 117.687°W
- NTSB ID
- 20230730192739
Official records · WPR23FA287
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn July 30, 2023, about 0640 Pacific daylight time, a Beech P35, N8572M, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Upland, California. The pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. A witness located on the northeast side of runway 24 at Cable Airport (CCB), Upland, California, reported that he observed the airplane in a nose-high profile during the takeoff initial climb. He stated that the airplane was between 300 - 400 ft above ground level (agl) when he saw the left wing drop and the airplane enter a nosedive before he lost sight of it behind a row of hangars. He further reported that he heard the engine, and it sounded to be at full power on takeoff and that the flaps looked like they were in the retracted position. Airport surveillance video showed the airplane as it entered runway 24 as well as the nose-high takeoff. The video further showed the left wing drop, followed by the airplane entering a nose-low attitude. The airplane struck a hangar on the south side of the runway and came to rest on the ground at the hangar entrance, and a postcrash fire ensued. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONThe pilot held a private pilot certificate with ratings for airplane single-engine land and reported 175 hours of flight experience on his most recent airman medical application, on September 27, 2007, with 50 of those hours in the 6 months before the application. He was issued a third-class medical certificate without limitation. That medical ce
Probable cause
The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in a subsequent aerodynamic stall and impact with a building.
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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.
