- Date
- April 23, 1986, 15:50 local (23:50 UTC)
- Place
- San Rafael, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19860423075792A19860423075791A
- Case key
- 25131
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The two aircraft collided on the runway during landing approach. The Cessna pilot had washed his aircraft and had made a local flight to dry it off. The beeck pilot was returning from a nearby airport where an annual inspection had been performed. Witnesses stated that the Cessna had landed and was rolling on the runway when the beeck landed on top of it. Each pilot stated that he announced his intentions, but each pilot stated that he did not hear the other.
The two aircraft collided on the runway during the landing approach. The Cessna pilot had washed his aircraft and had made a local flight to dry it off. The Beech pilot was returning from a nearby airport where an annual inspection had been performed. Witnesses stated that the Cessna had landed and was rolling on the runway when the Beech landed on top of it. Each pilot stated that he announced his intentions, but each pilot stated that he did not hear the other.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N4496C
- Reported as
- Cessna 195A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 16080
- Engine
- Jacobs R-755-B2, 275 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- F. V. De Peyster
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 17, 1985 · 35 hours before
- Airport
- CA35 · Smiths Ranch, runway 22, 2,138 × 30 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.
- Registration
- N3947N
- Reported as
- Beech 35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D1206
- Airframe hours
- 4,580
- Engine
- Continental E185, 185 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Duane C. Hughes
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 22, 1986 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- 056 · Novato, CA
- Airport
- CA35 · Smiths Ranch, runway 22, 2,138 × 30 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 · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N4496C
- Age
- 39
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Private, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 14,000 total · 1,000 in this make and model · 200 in the last 90 days · 83 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N3947N
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 354 total · 263 in this make and model · 297 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- APC, 17 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.