# Accident 20190221011059A: Beech D55, Stallion Spring, CA, February 21, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2019, 17:00 local time
- Place: Stallion Spring, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0475° N, 118.5969° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0475&lon=-118.5969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N533Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N533Q-2023-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D55 (registry code 1152730, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D55
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190221011059A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES.

## 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 WPR19FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA086), Feb 22, 2019: Beech D55 (N533Q), Stallion Springs, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions associated with mountain obscuration conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into rising terrain. Contributing to…

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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