Plane Crash List

Beechcraft E-55 N111FC

27 December 1986 · East Palo Alto, California, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 27 December 1986 at about 14:32 local time, a Beechcraft E-55 registered N111FC was involved in an accident near East Palo Alto, California, United States. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 14:32
Classification
Accident
Location
East Palo Alto, California, United States
Nearest airport
Palo Alto (PAO)
Coordinates
37.4491, -122.1004
Aircraft
Beechcraft E-55
Registration
N111FC
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Tijuana
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
LAX87FA069

People

6 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
6 6 0 0 0

Probable cause

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

THE PILOT AND 5 PASSENGERS DEPARTED FOR A PLANNED VACATION IN MEXICO IN DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVEDTO DEPART FROM RUNWAY 30, TURN FROM THE CROSSWIND TO THE DOWNWIND LEG AND THE AIRCRAFT 'LOST ALTITUDE RAPIDLY' AND IMPACTED IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY. A PILOT WHO IS FAMILIAR WITH THE PALO ALTO AIRPORT STATED THAT WHEN MAKING A RIGHT CROSSWIND FROM RUNWAY 30 'THE BAY WATERS AND THE HORIZON CAN BLEND AS ONE.' THE PILOT MUST 'REFERENCE FLIGHT INSTRUMENTSFOR A SHORT PERIOD. IT CAN CATCH A PILOT BY SURPRISE.' THE PILOT RECEIVED HIS INSTRUMENT RATING IN 1975. NO RECORD OF INSTRUMENT CURRENCY COULD BE FOUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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All 32 records for this type

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