# Accident 20190316001489A: Beech D-50, Riverside, CA, March 16, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2019, 11:49 local time
- Place: Riverside, CA
- Airport: Riverside
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9383° N, 117.4864° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9383&lon=-117.4864&mi=10
- Aircraft: N800DC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N800DC-2022-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D-50 (registry code 1152512, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d-50) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D-50
- Reported engine: LYCOMING GO-480 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,127 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190316001489A

## Narrative

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

N800DC DEPARTED CNO(CHINO)  VFR REQUESTING 9500FT ENROUTE TO APV. WHILE IN FLIGHT PILOT ADVISED HE WAS HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THE PLANE AND REQUESTED TO RETURN TO CNO. CONTROLLER ACCOMODATED THE REQUEST AND ISSUED SUGGESTED HEADING AND ALTITUDE AS WELL THE ATIS. LATER, THE PILOT ADVISED HIS RIGHT ENGINE HAD FAILED AND THE HE NEED TO GET BACK TO CNO. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ISSUED THE APPROPRIATE HEADING AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY ON THE PILOTS BEHALF. PILOT CONTINUED NORTHEAST BOUND SO THE CONTROLLER OFFERED RAL (RIVERSIDE) AS THE CLOSEST AIRPORT. AT 11:49 LOCAL TIME RAL TOWER ADVISED THE AIRCRAFT HAD CRASHED 2.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RAL. THIS REPORT TO BE AMMENDED AT A FUTURE DATE.

## 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 WPR19FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA096), Mar 16, 2019: Beech 50 (N800DC), Riverside, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed and control of the airplane following a loss of right engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the 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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