# Accident 19951128044689A: Rkwell 700, Castlegar, CN, November 28, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1995
- Place: Castlegar, CN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N99202 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 700
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96WA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96WA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951128044689A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON NOVEMBER 28, 1995, AT 1845 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, N9920S, A ROCKWELL AC-700 AIRPLANE, REGISTERED TO JOHN C. HESSEL, PORTLAND, OREGON, DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR DURING A RAPID DESCENT NEAR CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA.  THE AIRPLANE HAS NOT BEEN FOUND.  THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT AND HIS FOUR PASSENGERS ARE PRESUMED TO HAVE BEEN FATALLY INJURED.  INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE BUSINESS FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA, AND WAS DESTINED FOR HILLSBORO, OREGON. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR 91. ACCORDING TO THE TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (TSB) OF CANADA, THE AIRPLANE WAS CRUISING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 16,000 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL) WHEN IT SUDDENLY BEGAN A RAPID DESCENT.  RADAR AND RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WERE LOST AFTER THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED THROUGH 11,500 FEET MSL.  THE LAST RECORDED RADAR POSITION WAS LOCATED ABOUT 20 NAUTICAL MILES NORTH OF THE CANADIAN - UNITED STATES BORDER.  NO DISTRESS CALLS WERE REPORTED FROM THE PILOT, AND NO EMERGENCY LOCATOR TRANSMITTER SIGNAL WAS RECEIVED.  ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, INCLUDING SNOW AND GUSTING WINDS, PREVAILED AT THE TIM E OF THE ACCIDENT. THE INVESTIGATION IS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA. ANY FURTHER INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THIS ACCIDENT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM:      TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD OF CANADA, 17803 106 A AVENUE,  EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA,  T5S1V8. TELEPHONE: (403) 495-3865. THIS REPORT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND CONTAINS ONLY INFORMATION RELEASED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA.

## 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 SEA96WA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96WA033), Nov 29, 1995: Rockwell AC-700 (N99202), Castlegar, Canada, destroyed, 5 fatal

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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