- Date
- February 12, 1984, 19:45 local (Feb 13, 1984, 03:45 UTC)
- Place
- Coyote, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N67426Beech A-36
- Weather
- Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840212031739A
- Case key
- 23937
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Analysis
The acft crashed in mountainous terrain during a night x-country in marginal weather. The plt made an approach to san jose, cancelled his IFR flt plan and advised he was proceeding to hollister. A common practice in the area is to fly the valley, following the highway during periods of low ceilings, when the weather is basically VFR between san joseand hollister. The plt had been advised by san jose tower that reid-hillview control zone was below basic VFR minimums. Investigation did not reveal any evidence of preimpact acft failure or malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N67426
- Reported as
- Beech A-36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- E1663
- Airframe hours
- 1,840
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BB, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- San Benito Air Service
- Registered owner
- John R. Winn
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 30, 1983 · 53 hours before
- Departed
- MOD · Modesto, CA
- Destination
- 307 · Hollister, CA
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 3,250 total · 605 in this make and model · 3,000 as pilot in command · 210 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SJC, 13 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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