# Accident 19950502009219A: Beech C23, Red Bluff, CA, May 2, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1995, 11:36 local time
- Place: Red Bluff, CA
- Airport: Red Bluff Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1296° N, 122.4297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1296&lon=-122.4297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6636R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6636R-2012-10-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,067 total, 532 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950502009219A

## Narrative

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

LOST THROTTLE CONTROL. SHUT DOWN ENGINE ON FINAL TOO SOON. STRUCK EMBANKMENT. THROTTLE ROD END SEPARATED.

## 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 LAX95LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA177), May 2, 1995: Beech C23 (N6636R), Red Bluff, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the separation of the throttle linkage due to improper installation, and the pilot's misjudgement of the glide path necessary to reach the runway prior to shutting down the engine.

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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