19861227072269A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech E55 · Palo Alto, CA · December 27, 1986

Date
December 27, 1986 · 06:32 local
Place
Palo Alto, CA
Airport
Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N111FC
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87FA069
Reported as
Beech E55
Reported engine
Continental IO520C
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
5
Pilot’s flight hours
6,450 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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After takeoff,lost altitude on a sharp turn. Crashed in bay .possible problem with visual reference. No ground lights

As the FAA filed it

AFTER TAKEOFF,LOST ALTITUDE ON A SHARP TURN.CRASHED IN BAY .POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH VISUAL REFERENCE.NO GROUND LIGHTS

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.