Beechcraft V35B N4457W

Summary

On 9 June 1986 at about 00:45 local time, a Beechcraft V35B registered N4457W, operated by June & Frank M. Duran, was involved in an accident near Del Rey Oaks, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

9 June 1986 at 00:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Del Rey Oaks, California, United States

Nearest airport

Monterey (MRY)

Coordinates

36.6009, -121.8801

Aircraft

Beechcraft V35B

Registration

N4457W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

June & Frank M. Duran

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Oakland → Monterey

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX86FA248

1 person died.

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

APPROACHING THE DESTINATION ARPT THE PLT INFORMED ATC THAT HE DID NOT FEEL WELL AND DESIRED TO LAND 'AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.' THE PLT WAS CLEARED TO LAND. WHILE ON A RIGHT BASE LEG THE ACFT PITCHED 45 DEGREES NOSE DOWN, AND COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN AND A RESIDENCE 1600 FT FROM THE RWY. ONE PERSON INSIDE THE RESIDENCE RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE PATHOLOGICAL EXAM REVEALED THE PLT HAD AN ADVANCED STAGE OF GENERALIZED ATHEROSCLEROSIS. SOME CORONARY ARTERIES WERE 95 PERCENT OCCLUDED. THE PLT REPORTED HAVING 6,200 HRS OF FLT TIME ON A 1981 MEDICAL CERTIFICATE APPLICATION AND REPORTED 2,500 HRS ON A 1983 APPLICATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.