# Accident 20120310005289A: Beech 76, Rio Linda, CA, March 10, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 2012, 19:30 local time
- Place: Rio Linda, CA
- Airport: Rio Linda
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6950° N, 121.4697° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6950&lon=-121.4697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6697L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6697L-2014-11-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-A1D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 700 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120310005289A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR12LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA128), Mar 11, 2012: Beech 76 (N6697L), Rio Linda, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to carburetor icing, and the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat during descent while operating in an area conducive to carburetor icing.

## Other reports on N6697L (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880729049659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880729049659I), Jul 29, 1988: Beech 76 (N6697L), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Pilot was seen striking 3 parked aircraft while taxiing for takeoff. Admitted hitting at least one.
- [Accident 19840317005789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840317005789A), Mar 17, 1984: Beech 76 (N6697L), West Mifflin, PA, Substantial damage. Pilots lost control of aircraft during touch and go when student forgot the flaps and instructor tried to correct.

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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