- Date
- January 8, 1986, 17:15 local (Jan 9, 1986, 01:15 UTC)
- Place
- Santa Rosa, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N666GKBeech D-50
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860108000349A
- Case key
- 24893
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt, who was the mechanic for the acft & who possesses FAA inspection authorization, was familiar with this acft and had flown it the day before the accident. The plt failed to refuel the acft after making two additional flts. The main fuel tank gages were reportedly accurate. On the return leg of the plt's last flt, as the acft approached the destination arpt, both engines lost power. The plt turned the acft toward the arpt and the right eng suddenly obtained fuel and momentarily produced power. The acft was below VMC at the time. The acft rolled left, acquired a near vertical attitude and control was lost. The acft then descended to the terrain and crashed about 1000 yards from the arpt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N666GK
- Reported as
- Beech D-50
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- DH-94
- Airframe hours
- 6,229
- Engine
- Lycoming IGSO-540-A1A, 380 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Arleigh E. Roderick
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 6, 1985 · 83 hours before
- Departed
- OAK · Oakland, CA
- Destination
- 001 · Santa Rosa, CA
- Airport
- 001 · Santa Rosa Air Center
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
- 39
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 7,100 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.