What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Beechcraft A36 bonanza, N364RM, took off from Buchanan Field Airport (ccr), concord, California.
Climbed out southeast bound over clayton, CA. After 3 1/2 minutes and at 3400 feet. Aircraft drops to 1200 feet in 38 seconds.
Aircraft was destroyed when it impacted/went through two high tension powerlines, then hit terrain in a steep descent and at 90 degree to terrain slope.
The private pilot/owner and the certificated flight instructor (CFI) fatally injured.
A post impact fire consumed most of the airplane at the impact site.
On-site and post-recovery examinations of the airplane indicated that all primary flight control surfaces were present at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
BEECHCRAFT A36 BONANZA, N364RM, TOOK OFF FROM BUCHANAN FIELD AIRPORT (CCR), CONCORD, CALIFORNIA.
CLIMBED OUT SOUTHEAST BOUND OVER CLAYTON, CA. AFTER 3 1/2 MINUTES AND AT 3400 FEET. AIRCRAFT DROPS TO 1200 FEET IN 38 SECONDS.
AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED/WENT THROUGH TWO HIGH TENSION POWERLINES, THEN HIT TERRAIN IN A STEEP DESCENT AND AT 90 DEGREE TO TERRAIN SLOPE.
THE PRIVATE PILOT/OWNER AND THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) FATALLY INJURED.
A POST IMPACT FIRE CONSUMED MOST OF THE AIRPLANE AT THE IMPACT SITE.
ON-SITE AND POST-RECOVERY EXAMINATIONS OF THE AIRPLANE INDICATED THAT ALL PRIMARY FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES WERE PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.