Beechcraft 60 N726RP

Summary

On 5 July 1982 at about 19:00 local time, a Beechcraft 60 registered N726RP, operated by Ralph E. Phillips, was involved in an accident near Santa Monica, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 July 1982 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Santa Monica, California, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft 60

Registration

N726RP

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Ralph E. Phillips

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Santa Monica → Oceano

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX82FA244

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

AT ABOUT 700 FT MSL THE PLT REPORTED TO SANTA MONICA TOWER THAT HIS LEFT ENG HAD FAILED. HE IMMEDIATELY FEATHERED THE LEFT PROP & CONTINUED TO CLIMB, PLANNING TO ATTEMPT A RESTART BEFORE RETURNING TO LAND. AT ABOUT 1,000 FT MSL THE PILOT DETERMINED THAT THE ACFT WAS NO LONGER CLIMBING. HIS AIRSPEED WAS BELOW THE SINGLE ENG BEST RATE OF CLIMB SPEED & HE FELT A POWER LOSS IN THE RIGHT ENG. HE PUT THE NOSE DOWN & FEATHERED THE RIGHT PROP. THE ACFT STRUCK THE WATER 2,000 YDSFROM THE SANTA MONICA PIER. LIFE GUARDS WERE ON THE SCENE WITH A RESCUE BOAT WHEN THE PLT SURFACED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.