- Date
- July 1, 1985, 15:47 local (22:47 UTC)
- Place
- Corona, CA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5794XBeech 95-B55
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850701033309A
- Case key
- 24518
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During en route descent the plt told the radar controller tht he had lost an eng and could not hold alt. Witnesses saw the acft descending toward hilly terrain, begin a right turn, then abruptly pitch down and roll right to impact in a residence yard on the right wing tip. The acft is equipped with main and aux fuel tanks in each wing. A selector switch determines whether the main or aux tank fuel levels are displayed on the fuel gages. Examination of the acft revealed that the fuel selectors were positioned on the aux tanks while the fuel gage was selected to the main tanks. No fuel was found in the aux tanks, while about 10 gallons of fuel were found in the main tanks. The left eng fuel linescontained no fuel, while the right eng lines had fuel. Examination of the propeller hubs revealed that the right propeller was in the feathered position while the left propeller was in the high pitch range.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5794X
- Reported as
- Beech 95-B55
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TC 751
- Airframe hours
- 5,100
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-L, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- John R. Dubos
- Registered owner
- Ronald Bruce And Lee Mathis
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 15, 1985 · 134 hours before
- Departed
- SFE · San Diego, CA
- Destination
- L66 · Corona, CA
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
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,100 total · 90 in this make and model · 2,100 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 35 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CND, 6 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.