# Accident 20160723012539A: Beech 65-A90, Byron, CA, July 23, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2016, 19:30 local time
- Place: Byron, CA
- Airport: Byron
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8283° N, 121.6258° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8283&lon=-121.6258&mi=10
- Aircraft: N256TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N256TA-2021-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-A90 (registry code 1152908, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65-A90
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 15
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,859 total, 20 in this make and model, 284 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160723012539A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING JUMP OPERATIONS. JUMPERS SUCCESSFULLY DEPARTED AIRCRAFT. RIGHT STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT WHILE IN FLIGHT. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT. **PLT/^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ POB: 15, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: SUBSTANTIAL (RIGHT STAB & ELEVATOR), 7/24 0230Z

## 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 WPR16LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA150), Jul 24, 2016: Beech 65 A90 (N256TA), Byron, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent spin. Also causal to the…

## Other reports on N256TA (2)

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

- [Accident 20190622020029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190622020029A), Jun 22, 2019: Beech 65-A90 (N256TA), Mokuleia, HI, Destroyed, 11 fatal. On June 21, 2019, at 1822 Hawaii standard time, N256TA, a Beech 65-A90, crashed under unknown circumstances just after takeoff from Dillingham airfield (hdh),…
- [Incident 19940605023829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940605023829I), Jun 5, 1994: Beech 65A90 (N256TA), Fort Collins, CO, Minor damage. During familiarization flight. Landing gear collapsed on landing. Inspection revealed gear in transit landing.

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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