What happened
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Acft contacted mcc TRACON at 1820 with rough running engine and wanted to land a myv, Yuba county sheriff responded to accident scene at the west linda park, 2 serious injuries. (.4) on August 17, 1999, at 1130 hours PDT, a Beech J35, N4932B, was destroyed when the aircraft impacted a tree and terrain during an emergency landing approach at the Yuba County Airport, Marysville, California. The commerical licensed pilot and private licensed second pilot were seriously injuried. Visual meterological conditions prevailed for the personal flight, operated by the owner/pilot under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The flight departed from the marin (private) airport at san rafael about 1045, and was destined for a private ranch near nampa, Idaho. No flight plan was filed. When approximately 7 miles northeast of Marysville, the pilot radioed sacramento approach control that he was having problems with the engine and was directed to the Yuba County Airport. The second pilot reported that when they were onleft base leg runway 14, the cowling flew open, oil filled the windshield, and the engine ceased delivering power. The aircraft impacted a tree approximately 75 feet above gound level, and then came to rest in the west linda park about 0.75-mile northwest of the airport. At the scene, the number 6 engine cylinder was separated from the crankshaft and engine components associated with that cylinder were found 40-foot radius around the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT CONTACTED MCC TRACON AT 1820 WITH ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AND WANTED TO LAND A MYV, YUBA COUNTY SHERIFF RESPONDED TO ACCIDENT SCENE AT THE WEST LINDA PARK, 2 SERIOUS INJURIES. (.4) ON AUGUST 17, 1999, AT 1130 HOURS PDT, A BEECH J35, N4932B, WAS DESTROYED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A TREE AND TERRAIN DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING APPROACH AT THE YUBA COUNTY AIRPORT, MARYSVILLE, CALIFORNIA. THE COMMERICAL LICENSED PILOT AND PRIVATE LICENSED SECOND PILOT WERE SERIOUSLY INJURIED. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT, OPERATED BY THE OWNER/PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM THE MARIN (PRIVATE) AIRPORT AT SAN RAFAEL ABOUT 1045, AND WAS DESTINED FOR A PRIVATE RANCH NEAR NAMPA, IDAHO. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. WHEN APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF MARYSVILLE, THE PILOT RADIOED SACRAMENTO APPROACH CONTROL THAT HE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE AND WAS DIRECTED TO THE YUBA COUNTY AIRPORT. THE SECOND PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN THEY WERE ONLEFT BASE LEG RUNWAY 14, THE COWLING FLEW OPEN, OIL FILLED THE WINDSHIELD, AND THE ENGINE CEASED DELIVERING POWER. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A TREE APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET ABOVE GOUND LEVEL, AND THEN CAME TO REST IN THE WEST LINDA PARK ABOUT 0.75-MILE NORTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT. AT THE SCENE, THE NUMBER 6 ENGINE CYLINDER WAS SEPARATED FROM THE CRANKSHAFT AND ENGINE COMPONENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT CYLINDER WERE FOUND 40-FOOT RADIUS AROUND THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
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