# Accident 19920328007909A: Beech B95, Devore, CA, March 28, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1992, 19:40 local time
- Place: Devore, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2164° N, 117.4014° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Devore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2164&lon=-117.4014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9652R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9652R-1992-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B95 (registry code 1153404, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b95) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B95
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 467 total, 81 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920328007909A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FLEW INTO SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN AT NIGHT IN VFR. NO COMMUNICATIONS FLIGHT PLAN OR WEATHER BRIEFING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX92FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA156), Mar 29, 1992: Beech B95 (N9652R), Devore, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE WHILE FLYING OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE LOW CLOUDS, DARK NIGHT, AND MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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