# Accident 20150120001109A: Beech 36, Las Vegas, NV, January 20, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 2015, 20:00 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Henderson
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5256° N, 115.7278° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5256&lon=-115.7278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N999CJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N999CJ-2018-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 36 (registry code 1151602, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150120001109A

## Narrative

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

N999CJ, BE-36 ON VFR FLIGHT PLAN FILED FROM DAGGET, CA TO HENDERSON, NV. 01/20/2015, 20:02 PST,

RADAR CONTACT AND COMM LOST AT 7,400FT. 44 MILES SW OF HND AT 22:02.

WRECKAGE LOCATED BY SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DEPUTIES ON 01/21/2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 20:30 PSDT.

NTSB, FAA, S.B. COUNTY CORONER AND DEPUTIES BEGAN INVESTIGATING THE SCENE ON 01/22/2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00 PSDT.

WRECKAGE SHOWED SIGNS OF HIGH ANGLE, HIGH SPEED IMPACT WITH DEBRIS FIELD MEASURING 350 YARDS BY 70 YARDS.

REMAINS OF TWO PERSONS WERE PRESENT.

## 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 WPR15FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA088), Jan 21, 2015: Beech 36 (N999CJ), Mountain Pass, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight loss of control for reasons that could not be determined based on available information.

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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