Beechcraft 95-C55 N707JF

Summary

On 22 June 1982 at about 04:06 local time, a Beechcraft 95-C55 registered N707JF, operated by Robert E. Fawcett, was involved in an accident near Ontario, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 June 1982 at 04:06

Classification

Accident

Location

Ontario, California, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft 95-C55

Registration

N707JF

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Robert E. Fawcett

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Phoenix → La Verne

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

LAX82FUG13

2 people were seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WHILE DESCENDING NEAR BANNING, CA, THE PILOT LOWERED THE GEAR AFTER BECOMING AWARE OF A POPPED CIRCUIT BREAKER. AT THE DESTINATION, THERE WAS AN OVERCAST WITH THE TOPS AT 4500 FT, SO HE DIVERTED TOWARD BURBANK, CA WITH THE GEAR DOWN. THE OVERCAST EXTENDED THROUGHOUT THE AREA, SO HE TURNED BACK TO LAND AT PALM SPRINGS. WHILE EN ROUTE, THE LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER, BUT REPORTEDLY, IT WAS NOT FEATHERED, NOR WAS THE ELECTRIC FUEL BOOST PUMP ACTIVATED. THE PILOT STATED HE REPOSITIONED THE FUEL SELECTORS, BUT HE COULD NOT RECALL TO WHICH POSITIONS. DURING THE ATTEMPTED RESTART, THE PLANE DESCENDED INTO THE OVERCAST. THE PILOT THROTTLED BACK AND BROKE OUT AT ABOUT 1700 FT MSL. SOMETIME DURING THE DESCENT, THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LEFT WING STRUCK A LIGHT POLE WHILE LANDING WHEELS-UP IN A STREET AT NIGHT. THE PLANE SLID ABOUT 550 FT TO A STOP AND BEGAN BURNING. THE RIGHT MAIN TANK STILL CONTAINED AN ESTIMATED 10 TO 15 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE OTHER FUEL TANKS WERE AT OR NEAR EMPTY. LATER, BOTH ENGINES WERE STARTED AND PERFORMED NORMALLY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.