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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech B95A · Little River, CA · March 15, 1998

Date: March 15, 1998 · 14:40 local
Place: Little River, CA
Phase of flight: Scud Running
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N569T
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX98FA113
Reported as: Beech B95A
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360B1E
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 4
Pilot’s flight hours: 936 total

N569TRegistration cancelled Aug 31, 1998 · Beech B95AS/N TD462 Airframe modelBeech B95A

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What happened

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Entered fog bank on climbout. Lost control broke out recovered. Back into clouds came out in dive. Struck trees. (.4)the VFR pilot and passengers departed into an approximate 500-foot AGL stratus deck off the end of the coastal runway. Witnesses observed the aircraft enter the stratus, come out, re-enter at a steep angle, and then descend from the stratus into the terrain. (-23)LAX98FA113

As the FAA filed it

ENTERED FOG BANK ON CLIMBOUT. LOST CONTROL BROKE OUT RECOVERED. BACK INTO CLOUDS CAME OUT IN DIVE. STRUCK TREES. (.4)THE VFR PILOT AND PASSENGERS DEPARTED INTO AN APPROXIMATE 500-FOOT AGL STRATUS DECK OFF THE END OF THE COASTAL RUNWAY. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT ENTER THE STRATUS, COME OUT, RE-ENTER AT A STEEP ANGLE, AND THEN DESCEND FROM THE STRATUS INTO THE TERRAIN. (-23)LAX98FA113

NTSB investigation

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NTSB LAX98FA113Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportLittle River, CAthe pilot's inadvertent visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper weather evaluation.Mar 15, 1998 · Destroyed

Other reports on N569T · 1

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