Beechcraft A-36 N6057U

Summary

On 13 July 1995 at about 00:45 local time, a Beechcraft A-36 registered N6057U was involved in an accident near Hanford, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 July 1995 at 00:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Hanford, California, United States

Coordinates

36.2702, -119.6297

Aircraft

Beechcraft A-36

Registration

N6057U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Long Beach → Columbia

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX95FA249

2 people died.

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

RADAR DATA SHOWS THE AIRPLANE IN NORMAL CRUISING FLIGHT UNTIL ABOUT 2 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, WHEN IT ENTERED INTO A GRADUAL DESCENT. THE DESCENT CONTINUED TO INCREASE TO A HIGH VERTICAL SPEED. THE LAST FOUR RADAR TARGETS SHOWED THAT THE AIRPLANE DESCENT EXCEEDED 3,400 FEET/MINUTE; THE LAST TWO RADAR TARGETS SHOWED THAT THE AIRPLANE DESCENT EXCEEDED 7,500 FEET/MINUTE. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE SHOWED THAT THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS INITIALLY SEPARATED, FOLLOWED BY BOTH WINGS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.