Beechcraft 35 N3790N

Summary

On 17 June 1985 at about 02:10 local time, a Beechcraft 35 registered N3790N was involved in an accident near Cameron Park, California, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

17 June 1985 at 02:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Cameron Park, California, United States

Nearest airport

Cameron Airpark (061)

Coordinates

38.6090, -120.9709

Aircraft

Beechcraft 35

Registration

N3790N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX85FA283

4 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

IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED WHICH OF THE TWO PRIVATE PLTS ON BOARD THE ACFT WAS SERVING AS PIC & AT THE CONTROLS OF THE ACFT. THE DENSITY ALT WAS COMPUTED TO BE 4100 FT. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE WIND & THE MAX ALLOWABLE GROSS WEIGHT WAS EXCEEDED BY APRX 123 POUNDS. THE RWY WAS 4060 FT LONG, BUT THE ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE AFTER ONLY 1150 FT OF ROLL. IT REACHED A MAX ALT OF 10 TO 15 FT WHEN THE WINGS BEGAN TO ROCK UP & DOWN. THE RIGHT WIND TIP CONTACTED THE DIRT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY & THE ACFT SPUN AROUND IN A CLOCKWISE MANNER, COMING TO REST 1550 FT FROM WHERE THE TAKEOFF WAS INITIATED. A POST CRASH FIRE COMMENCED IMMEDIATELY, BUT THE OCCUPANTS EXITED THE ACFT ON THEIR OWN. NO PRE-IMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE ACFT WAS FOUND OR REPORTED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.