# Accident 19941116038319A: Beech C99, Avenal, CA, November 16, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1994, 02:40 local time
- Place: Avenal, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JIKA
- Location: 35.8900° N, 120.0702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8900&lon=-120.0702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63995, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63995-1995-02-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-99 (registry code 1154006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C99
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A36
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,880 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941116038319A

## Narrative

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

SPIRALLED OUT OF CONTROL FROM ASSIGNED FL100. IMPACT NEAR VERTICAL. NO ANOMALIES. INDICATES PILOT FELL ASLEEP.

## 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 LAX95FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA035), Nov 16, 1994: Beech C-99 (N63995), Avenal, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: loss of aircraft control at night by the pilot for unknown reasons.

## Other reports on N63995 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19860121008629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860121008629I), Jan 21, 1986: Beech C99 (N63995), Atwater, CA. Landed and took off from wrong airport, which was not adequate for air carrier operations.
- [Incident 19841025065919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841025065919I), Oct 25, 1984: Beech C99 (N63995), Santa Rosa, CA, Minor damage. Turbine section nr 1 engine failed internally. Smoke and fire emitted momentarily from exhaust ducts.

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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