Beechcraft C-99 N63995

Summary

On 16 November 1994 at about 10:40 local time, a Beechcraft C-99 registered N63995, operated by Ameriflight, Inc., was involved in an accident near Avenal, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 November 1994 at 10:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Avenal, California, United States

Coordinates

35.8900, -120.0702

Aircraft

Beechcraft C-99

Registration

N63995

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Ameriflight, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Burbank → Oakland

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

LAX95FA035

1 person died.

loss of aircraft control at night by the pilot for unknown reasons.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN LEVEL AT 10,000 FEET MSL IN VFR CONDITIONS. THE ATP RATED PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, AND THERE WAS NO AUTOPILOT INSTALLED IN THE BEECH C-99 AIRLINER. ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER A HAND-OFF FROM LOS ANGELES CENTER TO OAKLAND CENTER WAS ACKNOWLEDGED, RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST AT 0239 HOURS. A REVIEW OF THE RADAR DATA REVEALED THAT OVER THE LAST 4 MINUTES THE AIRPLANE'S ALTITUDE INCREASED TO 10,500 FEET, THEN IT STARTED A LEFT DESCENDING TURN WITH A MAXIMUM DIAMETER OF ABOUT 2.1 NM. THE LAST RADAR RETURNS INDICATE THE AIRPLANE CONTINUING THE LEFT TURN AND DESCENDING THROUGH 5,600 FEET MSL, WITH A DESCENT RATE OF ABOUT 18,000 FEET PER MINUTE. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, ENGINES, OR PROPELLERS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.