What happened
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On 03/10/2012 at 1930 PST a Beech duchess experienced a left engine failure followed by a right engine failure while enroute from visalia to mcclellan. The aircraft crashed into a field between the properties of privacy data omittedin Rio Linda CA. The three occupants had minor injuries. On 03/12/2012 I inspected the wreck. There were no documents or personal belongings in the aircraft. The aircraft skidded for maybe 10-15 feet. The right wing impacted with a telephone pole and the left wing hit several metal fence posts. The aircraft came to rest in a ditch. The last entry in privacy data omitted logbook shows a flight on 02/27/2012 from Rio Linda (L36) to yuba co. (O52) and a return on the next day for a total of one hour flight time. A receipt for fuel purchase on 02/27/2012 for $137.30 at mauser aviation in Rio Linda was obtained. The price per gallon at this time was $5.49. The mechanic that performed the annual inspection recalled the fuel tanks being approximately half full. privacy data omitted Stated the he arrived at the airport in Rio Linda performed a preflight inspection and departed at about 1400 PST with about 60 gallons of fuel on board. He climbed to 4500 feet. The route of flight was southerly towards fresno and he landed at visalia. He departed visalia at about 1818 PST enroute to mcclellan. He was cruising at 3000 feet. His route was west of fresno overflying stockton and passing over mather for the descent after clearing the class d airspace of mather and flying below the outer shelf of class c airspace of sacaramento international. He was unable to return to Rio Linda since the runway lights were out of service.
As the FAA filed it
ON 03/10/2012 AT 1930 PST A BEECH DUCHESS EXPERIENCED A LEFT ENGINE FAILURE FOLLOWED BY A RIGHT ENGINE FAILURE WHILE ENROUTE FROM VISALIA TO MCCLELLAN. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A FIELD BETWEEN THE PROPERTIES OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^IN RIO LINDA CA. THE THREE OCCUPANTS HAD MINOR INJURIES. ON 03/12/2012 I INSPECTED THE WRECK. THERE WERE NO DOCUMENTS OR PERSONAL BELONGINGS IN THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED FOR MAYBE 10-15 FEET. THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED WITH A TELEPHONE POLE AND THE LEFT WING HIT SEVERAL METAL FENCE POSTS. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A DITCH. THE LAST ENTRY IN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOGBOOK SHOWS A FLIGHT ON 02/27/2012 FROM RIO LINDA (L36) TO YUBA CO. (O52) AND A RETURN ON THE NEXT DAY FOR A TOTAL OF ONE HOUR FLIGHT TIME. A RECEIPT FOR FUEL PURCHASE ON 02/27/2012 FOR $137.30 AT MAUSER AVIATION IN RIO LINDA WAS OBTAINED. THE PRICE PER GALLON AT THIS TIME WAS $5.49. THE MECHANIC THAT PERFORMED THE ANNUAL INSPECTION RECALLED THE FUEL TANKS BEING APPROXIMATELY HALF FULL. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THE HE ARRIVED AT THE AIRPORT IN RIO LINDA PERFORMED A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION AND DEPARTED AT ABOUT 1400 PST WITH ABOUT 60 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD. HE CLIMBED TO 4500 FEET. THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT WAS SOUTHERLY TOWARDS FRESNO AND HE LANDED AT VISALIA. HE DEPARTED VISALIA AT ABOUT 1818 PST ENROUTE TO MCCLELLAN. HE WAS CRUISING AT 3000 FEET. HIS ROUTE WAS WEST OF FRESNO OVERFLYING STOCKTON AND PASSING OVER MATHER FOR THE DESCENT AFTER CLEARING THE CLASS D AIRSPACE OF MATHER AND FLYING BELOW THE OUTER SHELF OF CLASS C AIRSPACE OF SACARAMENTO INTERNATIONAL. HE WAS UNABLE TO RETURN TO RIO LINDA SINCE THE RUNWAY LIGHTS WERE OUT OF SERVICE.
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