ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 199584
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| Date: | Saturday 9 September 2017 |
| Time: | 14:13 |
| Type: |  Raytheon G36 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7215J |
| MSN: | E-3715 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1535 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550B-39B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Benicia, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Concord-Buchanan Field, CA (CCR/KCCR) |
| Arcata Airport, CA (ACV/KACV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot and passenger departed for a personal cross-country flight. Radar data indicated that the flight track after takeoff was consistent with the course to the destination airport. During the first few minutes of flight, the radar data indicated that the airplane was in a climb. However, during the last 2 minutes of flight, as the airplane neared its level-off altitude, the airplane's speed had decreased and was approaching the stall speed, which was between 68 and 73 knots, depending on the airplane's bank. The calibrated airspeed was calculated to be about 62 knots at the last radar return. At that time, the airplane had entered a right turn and was rapidly descending. The airplane impacted terrain about 9 miles from the departure airport.
Postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. Signatures at the accident site and the damage to the airplane indicated a near vertical impact, which was consistent with an aerodynamic stall.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which caused the airplane to exceed its critical angle of attack and led to an aerodynamic stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7215J
https://flightaware.com/photos/view/4388-01dae1938fc3648439293e17608ef9851f8caa8e/aircrafttype/BE36
Location
Images:
Photos(c): NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Sep-2017 05:31 | gerard57 | Added |
| 11-Sep-2017 05:35 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 11-Sep-2017 07:27 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source] |
| 11-Nov-2019 17:39 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 12-Mar-2022 23:12 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Photo] |
| 12-Mar-2022 23:13 | Captain Adam | Updated [Photo] |
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