# Accident 20101121053429A: Beech 19A, Newport Beach, CA, November 21, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 2010, 17:44 local time
- Place: Newport Beach, CA
- Airport: Orange County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6306° N, 117.8856° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6306&lon=-117.8856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6064N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6064N-2013-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 19A (registry code 1151214, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-19a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 19A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101121053429A

## Narrative

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

THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CALEXICO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (CXL), CALEXICO, CA DESTINED FOR TORRANCE, CA (TOA). THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER (DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION) ON APPROACH TO THE ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORT (SNA), SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING, THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED INTO ESTIMATED 3-FEET-DEEP WATER, NOSED OVER, AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE KILLED. DARK NIGHTTIME VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 WPR11FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA054), Nov 22, 2010: Beech 19A (N6064N), Newport Beach, CA, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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