- Date
- November 11, 1983, 22:38 local (Nov 12, 1983, 06:38 UTC)
- Place
- San Diego, CA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N911SCBeech 56TC
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831111062139A
- Case key
- 23907
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During arrival, the plt was cleared for an ILS apch to rwy 28R. About 3 min later, he commenced a missed apch & requested another ILS to rwy 28. At that time, the ATC controller advised the plt that the 5 preceding acft had made ILS apchs & all had executed missed approaches without obtaining visual contact with either the apch or rwy lights. However, the plt elected to make another apch. During the 2nd apch, the acft collided with high tension power lines located about 10,400 ft from the apch end of rwy 28 at aprx 108 ft AGL. Witnesses reported a flash of light & a fireball were noted as the acft struck the power lines. The acft then impacted the ground in a vacant field & slid about 400 ft across the field & a 4 lane, divided street before knocking down a fence & coming to rest in a residential backyard & burning. The 2 front seat passengers egressed from the acft, but died later from burns. Witnesses said the engs sounded normal until impact. Annual insp of acft & VOR receiver chk overdue.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N911SC
- Reported as
- Beech 56TC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TG50
- Airframe hours
- 2,200
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-541-E1B4, 380 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Both
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Thomas C. Lessard
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 20, 1982 · 172 hours before
- Departed
- LAX · Los Angeles, CA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MYF · Montgomery Field, runway 28R, 3,400 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial, Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 4,000 total · 550 in this make and model · 3,800 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 180° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 300 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MYF, 2 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.