# Accident 19991025030789A: Beech D55, Corona, CA, October 25, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: October 25, 1999, 16:00 local time - Place: Corona, CA - Airport: Corona Municipal Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 33.8977° N, 117.6024° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CORONA MUNI (AJO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8977&lon=-117.6024&mi=10 - Aircraft: N7674N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7674N-2000-04-13) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech D55 (registry code 1152730, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH D55 - Reported engine: CONT TSIO520C - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 2,254 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA026) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991025030789A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON OCTOBER 25, 1999, AT 1600 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH D55, N7674N, VEERED OFF RUNWAY 25 DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND ROLL AND COLLIDED WITH A BRICK WALL AND A FENCE AT THE CORONA, CALIFORNIA, AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT AND WAS ORIGINATING AS A LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT, WHICH WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT TOLD A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR FROM THE RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA, FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE, THAT HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AS HE ROTATED FOR LIFTOFF. THE AIRPLANE THEN VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, TRAVELED THROUGH A GRASS INFIELD AREA AND COLLIDED WITH THE WALL AND FENCE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED THE AIRPLANE AND HAD ONLY 6 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME IN THE D55. THE PILOT'S PRIOR MULTIENGINE EXPERIENCE WAS OBTAINED IN A CESSNA 310. THE FAA INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AND FOUND NO MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES WITH THE CONTROLS, BRAKES, OR E NGINES. TIRE TRACKS WERE IDENTIFIED, WHICH LED TO THE RESTING POINT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE TIRE TRACKS BEGAN AT THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY AS BOTH MAINS AND THE NOSE WHEEL. AT A POINT 600 FEET FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE NOSE TIRE TRACK DISAPPEARED AND THE MAIN GEAR TRACKS BEGAN A SHARP DEVIATION TO THE RIGHT AND CONTINUED TO THE BRICK WALL. (.ON OCTOBER 25, 1999, AT 1600 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH D55, N7674N, VEERED OFF RUNWAY 25 DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND ROLL AND COLLIDED WITH A BRICK WALL AND A FENCE AT THE CORONA, CALIFORNIA, AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT AND WAS ORIGINATING AS A LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT, WHICH WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT TOLD A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR FROM THE RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA, FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE, THAT HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AS HE ROTATED FOR LIFTOFF. THE AIRPLANE THEN VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, TRAV ELED THROUGH A GRASS INFIELD AREA, AND COLLIDED WITH THE WALL AND FENCE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED THE AIRPLANE AND HAD ONLY 6 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME IN THE D55. THE PILOT'S PRIOR MULTIENGINE EXPERIENCE WAS OBTAINED IN A CESSNA 310. THE FAA INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AND FOUND NO MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES WITH THE CONTROLS, BRAKES, OR ENGINES. TIRE TRACKS WERE IDENTIFIED, WHICH LED TO THE RESTING POINT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE TIRE TRACKS BEGAN AT THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY AS BOTH MAINS AND THE NOSE WHEEL. AT A POINT 600 FEET FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE NOSE TIRE TRACK DISAPPEARED AND THE MAIN GEAR TRACKS BEGAN A SHARP DEVIATION TO THE RIGHT AND CONTINUED TO THE BRICK WALL. IN HIS WRITTEN STATEMENT, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES EXPERIENCED WITH THE AIRPLANE. ## 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 LAX00LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA026), Oct 25, 1999: Beech D55 (N7674N), Corona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during takeoff. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.