# Accident 20021110031769A: Beech A36, Chino, CA, November 10, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2002, 07:40 local time
- Place: Chino, CA
- Airport: Chino Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9183° N, 117.6158° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9183&lon=-117.6158&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69DG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69DG-2004-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021110031769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PIC OF N69DG MADE AN INSTRUMENT TAKEOFF FROM RWY 26R WITH 1/4 MILE VISIBILITY, 100 FT CEILING AND FOG. AS THE PILOT BEGAN A CLIMBING LEFT TURN TO THE PDZ VOR, HE MOMENTARILY MOVED THE ELECTRIC TRIM SWITCH TO THE DOWN POSITION TO ESTABLISH A SHALLOW CLIMB. THEN, THE PILOT LOOKED DOWN TO TUNE HIS COMMUNICATION RADIO TO SOCAL TRACON DEPARTURE FREQUENCY. WHEN THE PILOT LOOKED UP, HE FLEW THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH POWER LINES AND CRASH LANDED IN A PARKING LOT. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED AS THEY SUCCESSFULLY ESCAPED FROM THE BURNING WRECKAGE. (.19) ON NOVEMBER 10, 2002, ABOUT 0800 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A BEECH A36, N69DG, COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES DURING AN INSTRUMENT DEPARTURE CLIMB OUT TO VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) CONDITIONS ON TOP FROM THE CHINO AIRPORT, CHINO, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT/OWNER UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT AND THE TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT OR                                 IGINATED AT 0755, AND WAS DESTINED FOR PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA. THE PILOT STATED TO A DEPUTY AT THE SCENE THAT HE WAS ON TOP [OF THE FOG], LOOKED DOWN AT HIS INSTRUMENTS, AND THEN LOOKED UP AND SAW THE POWER LINES. THE AIRPLANE CRASHED IN A PASTURE APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE WAS CONSUMED BY POST IMPACT FIRE.

## 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 LAX03LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA026), Nov 10, 2002: Beech A36 (N69DG), Chino, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to understand his IFR clearance, which resulted in a diversion of his attention during the initial climb, and his failure to maintain control of the aircraft.

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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