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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Beech B36TC · Fullerton, CA · April 11, 2000

Date: April 11, 2000 · 12:07 local
Place: Fullerton, CA
Airport: Fullerton Municipal
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N6791P
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX00FA151
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N6791PRegistration cancelled Sep 8, 2000 · Beech B36TCS/N EA-404 Airframe modelBeech B36TC

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What happened

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(-23) Smoke from exhaust was observed by several witnesses on downwind at Fullerton airport. It is suspected that the engine was running too rich, thus losing power and the pilot failed to maintain an airspeed and spun into the ground with resultant fire demolishing a/c and pilot.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) SMOKE FROM EXHAUST WAS OBSERVED BY SEVERAL WITNESSES ON DOWNWIND AT FULLERTON AIRPORT. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING TOO RICH, THUS LOSING POWER AND THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AN AIRSPEED AND SPUN INTO THE GROUND WITH RESULTANT FIRE DEMOLISHING A/C AND PILOT.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB LAX00FA151Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportFullerton, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while in the traffic pattern, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. Contributing factor was the pilot's diverted attention with the loss of engine power from his inadvertent activation of the auxiliary…Apr 11, 2000 · Destroyed