ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36894
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| Date: | Saturday 20 April 1985 |
| Time: | 20:22 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft F33A Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N22BW |
| MSN: | CE-476 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2417 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Goleta, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | El Monte, CA (EMT) |
| Santa Ynez, CA (IZA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHEN THE PLT WAS ADVISED THE DESTN airport (SANTA YNEZ) WAS DIRECTLY AHEAD AT 12 MI, HE REQUESTED A FREQ CHANGE & RADAR SVC WAS TERMINATED. ABOUT 9 MIN LATER, HE REESTABLISHED RADIO CONTACT (WITH ARTCC) & REPORTED HE WAS NOT SURE OF HIS PSN. THE CONTROLLER TOLD THE PLT THE ACFT WAS TOO LOW FOR HIS RADAR & ADVISED HIM TO CONTACT SANTA BARBARA RAPCON FOR ASSISTANCE. AFTER CONTACTING RAPCON, HE REPORTED HE WAS DISORIENTED & WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE DESTN ARPT. THE ACFT WAS RADAR IDENTIFIED & THE PLT CONFIRMED A MODE C ALT OF 1300'. HE WAS CAUTIONED ABOUT THE TERRAIN ELEV & WAS GIVEN A HDG TOFLY. THE PLT SAID HE WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE TERRAIN. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, RADIO & RADAR CONTACT WERE LOST. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT ENTERED A DSCNT, CRASHED & BURNED ABOUT 8 MI SOUTH OF SANTA YNEZ, NEAR THE COAST. IMPACT WAS ON ROLLING TERRAINAT AN ELEV OF APRX 95' MSL. THE TERRAIN ROSE TO APRX 4000' BTN THE CRASH SITE & THE ARPT. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FND. TOXICOLOGY CHECKS OF THE PLT'S SPLEEN & LIVER FLUIDS SHOWED ALCOHOL LVLS OF 0.124% & 0.130%. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X36210
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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