# Accident 20000619012039A: Beech G35, Byron, CA, June 19, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2000, 12:15 local time
- Place: Byron, CA
- Airport: Byron Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6795° N, 121.7508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6795&lon=-121.7508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5801, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5801-2000-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G35 (registry code 1151516, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G35
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000619012039A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS TO PRACTICE INSTRUMENT APPROACHES TO LOCAL AIRPORTS. THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED BY WITNESSES TO OVERFLY THE ACCIDENT AIRPORT ABOUT 1,200 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THEIR ATTENTION WAS DRAWN TO THE AIRPLANE WHEN THEY HEARD THE ENGINE EITHER SHUTDOWN OR POWER BACK TO IDLE. THEY OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE GLIDE AROUND AND MAKE A LOW PASS DOWN RUNWAY 05 AT AN ALTITUDE OF 200-300 FEET AGL. THE AIRPLANE THEN MADE A STEEP LEFT TURN TOWARD RUNWAY 30. DURING THIS TURN, THE NOSE PITCHED DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND WITH ITS NOSE AND LEFT WING TIP, APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET TO THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY 30 CENTERLINE. AN ENGINE EXAMINATION WAS CONDUCTED AT THE AIRPLANE RECOVERY FACILITY IN THE PRESENCE OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. ALL ENGINE SYSTEMS AND FUNCTIONS WERE EXAMINED FOR OPERATIONAL ABILITY AND CONDITIONS. FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE GASCOLATOR HOUSING AND THE FUEL FLOW DIVIDER SCREEN WAS CLEAN. ALL THREE PROPELLER BLADES DISPLAYED TORTIONAL TWISTING, LEADING EDGE DAMAGE, AND CHORDWISE STRIATIONS. THE UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT HAS A COMMON TRAFFIC ADVISORY FREQUENCY OF 123.05 MHZ. ONE COMMUNICATION RADIO WAS FOUND AT 123.3 MHZ. THE AIRPORT WAS UNATTENDED THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. WING FLAPS WERE ESTIMATED AT 10 TO 15 DEGREES OF EXTENSION. THE LANDING GEAR WAS IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. THE AIRPLANE HAD A DUAL CONTROL YOKE INSTALLED. (-23)NO NARRATIVE

## 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 LAX00LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA234), Jun 19, 2000: Beech G35 (N5801), Byron, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: in-flight loss of control and inadvertent stall.

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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