Beechcraft A36 N248SB

Summary

On 10 December 2017 at about 00:33 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N248SB was involved in an accident near San Diego, California, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 December 2017 at 00:33

Classification

Accident

Location

San Diego, California, United States

Nearest airport

Montgomery-Gibbs Executive (MYF)

Coordinates

32.8250, -117.1706

Aircraft

Beechcraft A36

Registration

N248SB

Category

Airplane

Year built

1995

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

San Diego → Torrance

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR18FA046

2 people died.

A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airline transport pilot and three passengers departed on a cross-country flight in the single-engine airplane. About 2 minutes after takeoff, the pilot reported a total loss of engine power to air traffic control. He conducted a forced landing to a school yard and, during the landing sequence, the airplane impacted a fence and an adjacent residence. The airplane was destroyed by a postcrash fire. Examination of the airframe and the engine revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation; however, the scope of the examination was limited due to fire damage. Additionally, the amount of fuel onboard the airplane at the time of the accident and its distribution could not be determined due to fire damage. The reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined based on the available information.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.