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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech B36TC · Unioncity, CA · November 24, 2002

Date: November 24, 2002 · 18:00 local
Place: Unioncity, CA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N3242Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX03FA037
Reported as: Beech B36TC
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N3242QRegistration cancelled Aug 26, 2004 · Beech B36TCS/N EA-405 · Built 1984 Airframe modelBeech B36TC Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The aircraft was on approach to the palo alto airport, about 12.4 nautical miles away, when it collided with rising terrain at approximately 1,600 feet elevation, three miles north of union city, CA. The crash occurred during the night and the aircraft was destroyed by impact and post crash fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH TO THE PALO ALTO AIRPORT, ABOUT 12.4 NAUTICAL MILES AWAY, WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH RISING TERRAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 1,600 FEET ELEVATION, THREE MILES NORTH OF UNION CITY, CA. THE CRASH OCCURRED DURING THE NIGHT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT AND POST CRASH FIRE.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB LAX03FA037Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportUnion City, CAthe pilot's failure to maintain an adequate terrain clearance altitude, which resulted in controlled flight into rising mountainous terrain. Contributing factors were the pilot's loss of situational awareness to his terrain proximity, the dark night, and the…Nov 25, 2002 · Destroyed