# NTSB LAX82FA048: Beech 58, N9395Q, Cherry Valley, CA, January 20, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: January 20, 1982, 09:50 local (17:50 UTC)
- Place: Cherry Valley, CA
- Coordinates: 33.939476, -116.970466 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9395&lon=-116.9705&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 20, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70213
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82FA048
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70213/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA048

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight encounter with weather, cruise - normal
  - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - icing conditions (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - rain (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering - turn to reverse direction
  - vfr flight into imc - continued, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - mountainous/hilly (contributing factor)

## Analysis

AT 0702 THE PLT RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING FOR A VFR FLIGHT TO FRESNO. THE AREA FORECAST CONTAINED FLIGHT PRECAUTIONS FOR OBSCURED MOUNTAINS & IMC IN THE SIERRA NEVADAS, AND OCCASSIONAL MODERATE ICING BELOW 15,000 FT. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED AT 0728. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN INITIAL IMPACT ON THE TOP OF A RIDGE AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 3,500 FT MSL.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9395Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9395Q-2013-03-11), registration cancelled 2013-03-11, S/N TH-147, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Registry model: [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (registry code 1152740) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: TH-147
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-C-5 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: B & D Aircraft
- Registered owner: Oaklahoma Aircraft Corp.
- Departed: TUS, TUCSON, AZ
- Destination: FAT, FRESNO, CA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 38; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 1,829 total, 1,675 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day
- Wind: 240° at 9 knots
- Temperature: 106 °F
- Observed at: BUO, 3 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820120066669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820120066669A), Jan 20, 1982: Beech 58, Cherry Valley, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Impacted fog-obscured mountain ridge in near level flight. Icing,turbulence in area. No flight plan. VFR flight.

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.

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