# Accident 20220904015119A: Beech 58, Galt, CA, September 4, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2022, 08:41 local time
- Place: Galt, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3046° N, 121.3516° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3046&lon=-121.3516&mi=10
- Aircraft: N142DR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N142DR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22FA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA332) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220904015119A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, MULTI ENGINE, RETRACTABLE TRICYCLE GEAR, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AT APPROXIMATELY 4,600 FT MSL DURING AN APPARENT INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, PRODUCING AN UNCONTROLLABLE SPIN WITH SUBSEQUENT GROUND IMPACT AROUND GALT, CALIFORNIA.  TWO FATALITIES INCLUDED ONE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WITH ATP MULTI ENGINE RATING, AND ONE PILOT WITH A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE, SINGLE ENGINE LAND.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A MARSHY WATERWAY, APPROXIMATELY 6 FT DEEP AND 25 FT WIDE. THE ANGLE OF ATTACK AT THE SITE OF IMPACT WAS CHARACTERISTIC OF A FLATTER SPIN. NO FIRE NOTED AT THE SITE OF IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED WITH THE LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINE PROPS FEATHERED AND NO CURLING. THE POWER CONSOLE INDICATED L/R MIXTURE CUT OFF POSITION, L/R PROPELLERS FULL FORWARD, L/R THROTTLE LEVERS IN AFT POSITION. THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED AND THE GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE UP POSITION. BOOST PUMPS WERE IN LOW, FUEL WAS DETECTED IN THE LEFT OUTBOARD SECTION OF THE LEFT WING DURING INITIAL INSPECTION AT THE SITE. NO AIRMAN OR MAINTENANCE LOGBOOKS HAVE BEEN PRODUCED AT THIS TIME. THIS REPORT WILL BE UPDATED WHEN ADDITIONAL FLIGHT DETAILS ARE OBTAINED WHEN PILOT AND MAINTENANCE LOGBOOKS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED.

## 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 WPR22FA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA332), Sep 4, 2022: Beech 58 (N142DR), Galt, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The certified flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the airplane and inadequate supervision of the flight, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin from which he could not recover.

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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