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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Beech A36TC · Sanjuanbautista, CA · October 1, 2000

Date: October 1, 2000 · 20:10 local
Place: Sanjuanbautista, CA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N36TV
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX01FA001
Reported as: Beech A36TC

N36TVRegistration cancelled Sep 19, 2003 · Beech A36TCS/N EA-33 · Built 1980 Airframe modelBeech A36TC

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On October 1, 2000, about 2010 hours pacific daylight time, a Beech a 36TC, N36TV, was destroyed when it collided with terrain near san juan bautista, CA. The airplane was owned and operated by the pilot under 14 CFR part 91. The private pilot and three passengers sustained fatal injuries. The personal flight departed mammoth lakes, CA, about 1845 en route to watsonville, CA. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The plane was in contact with oakland air route traffic contral center, and then control was passed to monterey approach control at 2002. At 2008, the airplane was assigned a new frequency as it moved into a different sector. Air traffic control reported the airplane was level at 8,000 feet. The pilot repeated the frequency and said he was going to spiral down through a hole in the clouds. The airplane did not check in on the new frequency.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 1, 2000, ABOUT 2010 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH A 36TC, N36TV, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN NEAR SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, CA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED MAMMOTH LAKES, CA, ABOUT 1845 EN ROUTE TO WATSONVILLE, CA. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PLANE WAS IN CONTACT WITH OAKLAND AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTRAL CENTER, AND THEN CONTROL WAS PASSED TO MONTEREY APPROACH CONTROL AT 2002. AT 2008, THE AIRPLANE WAS ASSIGNED A NEW FREQUENCY AS IT MOVED INTO A DIFFERENT SECTOR. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL REPORTED THE AIRPLANE WAS LEVEL AT 8,000 FEET. THE PILOT REPEATED THE FREQUENCY AND SAID HE WAS GOING TO SPIRAL DOWN THROUGH A HOLE IN THE CLOUDS. THE AIRPLANE DID NOT CHECK IN ON THE NEW FREQUENCY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX01FA001Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportSan Juan Batist, CAthe pilot's in-flight decision to continue flight into instrument weather conditions at an altitude that did not maintain an adequate terrain clearance, which resulted in a collision with terrain. Factors were a dark night, clouds, fog, mountainous terrain,…Oct 2, 2000 · Destroyed