# Accident 20190107000149A: Beech A36, Colusa, CA, January 7, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 2019, 10:50 local time
- Place: Colusa, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1531° N, 122.0200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1531&lon=-122.0200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N100JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N100JB-2019-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190107000149A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 7, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 1050 HOURS (PST) N100JB, A BEECH A36 DEPARTED THE COLUSA COUNTY AIRPORT (O08).  THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED ON RADAR CLIMBING TO AN ALTITUDE OF 825 FT THEN SHORTLY THEREAFTER ENTERED A STEEP DECENT AND DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR COVERAGE AT APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET. ATC NOTIFIED PERSONNEL AT COLUSA AIRPORT WHO INITIATED A SEARCH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED IN A POND APPROXIMATELY 2 1/2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE PRONOUNCED DECEASED AT THE SCENE BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.

THIS ACCIDENT CONTINUES TO BE INVESTIGATED BY THE NTSB.

THIS REPORT MAY BE REVISED WITH ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE.

## 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 WPR19LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA058), Jan 7, 2019: Beech A36 (N100JB), Colusa, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation shortly after takeoff in instrument meteorological conditions.

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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