ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 228393
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 August 2019 |
| Time: | 16:54 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A36 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Lesh Air LLC |
| Registration: | N134P |
| MSN: | E-1527 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Half Moon Bay Airport (KHAF), Half Moon Bay, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | San Jose-Reid-Hillview Airport, CA (RHV/KRHV) |
| Half Moon Bay, CA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, on the morning of the accident, several preflight fuel samples from the airplane's wing tanks contained debris, but he was eventually able to obtain clean fuel samples. He subsequently departed and made several stops at different airports before departing with another airplane as a flight of two for the purpose of taking photos.
The pilot stated that he was performing a descending left turn when, about 3,000 feet over the Pacific Ocean, the engine lost total power but the propeller continued to windmill. The pilot was unable to restore engine power and ditched the airplane into the ocean. Immediately after impact, he and the passenger egressed and stood on the wing until the airplane sank into about 145 feet of water. The wreckage was not recovered and could not be examined; therefore, the reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR19LA238
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N134P
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=134P
https://flightaware.com/photos/view/563408-d56fe17298f28296bbbc33340dbf444402719bd2/aircraft/N134P/sort/votes/page/1 (photo)
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 21-Aug-2019 02:16 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Aug-2019 02:17 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 21-Aug-2019 05:45 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 23-Aug-2019 10:14 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 23-Aug-2019 22:16 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source] |
| 23-Aug-2019 22:21 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 24-Aug-2019 07:37 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Jun-2022 19:05 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Embed code] |
| 01-Jun-2022 19:07 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Damage] |
| 01-Jul-2022 19:21 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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