# Accident 19920916037039A: Beech 76, Mount Shasta, CA, September 16, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1992, 18:00 local time
- Place: Mount Shasta, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3099° N, 122.3194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3099&lon=-122.3194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5269M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5269M-1993-01-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 782 total, 61 in this make and model, 216 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92FA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA389) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920916037039A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED INTO TREES AVOIDING BOX CANYON RISING TERRAIN. RENTER PILOT FOR KPTV PHOTOGRAPHER HAD CRITICAL STENOSIS.

## 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 LAX92FA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA389), Sep 17, 1992: Beech 76 (N5269M), Mount Shasta, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER EN ROUTE DECISION TO ALTER HIS COURSE AND TO PROCEED OVER A MOUNTAINOUS AREA WITH INADEQUATE ALTITUDE TO CLEAR THE RISING 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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