20210913022099A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 58P · Palo Alto, CA · September 13, 2021

Date
September 13, 2021 · 13:51 local
Place
Palo Alto, CA
Airport
Palo Alto
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N162DF
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR21LA342
Reported as
Beech 58P
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
14,000 total6,000 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Palo Alto, CA (pao): N162DF, BE58, pao -rno , crashed approx 1 mile NE of arpt in marsh area, struck high power voltage line, transported to local hospital w/ non-life threatening injuries. POB: 1, injuries: unknown, damage: substantial. 09/13/2021 2050Z

As the FAA filed it

PALO ALTO, CA (PAO): N162DF, BE58, PAO -RNO , CRASHED APPROX 1 MILE NE OF ARPT IN MARSH AREA, STRUCK HIGH POWER VOLTAGE LINE, TRANSPORTED TO LOCAL HOSPITAL W/ NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. POB: 1, INJURIES: UNKNOWN, DAMAGE: SUBSTANTIAL. 09/13/2021 2050Z

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.