Beechcraft 95 55 N33CJ

Summary

On 27 July 2010 at about 18:00 local time, a Beechcraft 95 55 registered N33CJ, operated by Edward C Judd, was involved in an accident near Oceanside, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 July 2010 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Oceanside, California, United States

Nearest airport

Oceanside Municipal Airport (OKB)

Coordinates

33.2219, -117.3328

Aircraft

Beechcraft 95 55

Registration

N33CJ

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Edward C Judd

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Oceanside → Oceanside

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR10FA369

1 person died.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane following a loss of power in the right engine. The reason for the loss of power in the right engine could not be determined.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

One witness reported that, during the airplane's initial climb, the engines seemed out of synchronization, and the airplane was yawing and drifting to the right and wasn’t gaining altitude before it rolled to the right in a descent and went out of view. A second witness reported that one engine didn’t sound like it was producing full power, like it was sputtering, and another witness observed the low-flying airplane’s landing gear retract before it rolled to the right and crashed. The airplane impacted terrain in an open field in a slightly right-wing-low attitude, came to rest upright, and sustained extensive thermal damage to the cabin and cockpit, obliterating any evidence of switch or control lever position or instrument indication. A postaccident examination of the airframe, engines, and propellers revealed no evidence of mechanical failure or malfunction that would have precluded normal operation. Examination of the propellers revealed signatures consistent with the left engine producing low power and the right engine producing no power at ground impact.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.