# Accident 19980614013519A: Beech 76, San Martin, CA, June 14, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1998, 13:30 local time
- Place: San Martin, CA
- Airport: Santa Clara County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1000° N, 121.6003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1000&lon=-121.6003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N912KA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N912KA-2003-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (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 76
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,661 total, 115 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980614013519A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED INTO A PASTURE, SAN MARTIN, CA. (.4)PRIOR TO THE SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE AND SUBSEQUENT ACCIDENT, THE INSTRUCTOR HAD SIMULATED A RIGHT ALTERNATOR FAILURE, AN ENGINE FIRE, A LEFT ENGINE FAILURE ON TAKEOFF, AND A RIGHT ENGINE FAILURE ON TAKEOFF.  DURING THE ACCIDENT SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE, INITIATED BY SHUTTING OFF THE FUEL SUPPLY, THE STUDENT DIVERTED TO THE AIRPORT FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING.  HE NOTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR LIGHTS INDICATING THE LANDING GEAR WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION WERE NOT ILLUMINATED.  HE INFORMED THE INSTRUCTOR, WHO ADVISED HIM TO INITIATE A GO-AROUND.  AS THE STUDENT PILOT ADVANCED THE THROTTLES FOR THE GO-AROUND THE AIRCRAFT LURCHED TO THE RIGHT.  THE STUDENT PILOT RAISED THE FLAPS; HOWEVER, AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE CONTINUED TO DETERIORATE.  THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT SPEED WAS TOO SLOW TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL SO HE LOWERED THE NOSE AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN IN A NOSE-LOW, RIGHT WING-LOW ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT AND BOTH ENGINES WERE INSPECTED ON-SCENE WITH NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS NOTED.

## 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 LAX98LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA196), Jun 14, 1998: Beech 76 (N912KA), San Martin, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the instructor to adequately supervise the flight, which included ensuring that the student maintained the proper airspeed during the attempted go-around.

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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