Beechcraft H35 N5594D
12 November 1988 · Corning, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 November 1988 at about 03:30 local time, a Beechcraft H35 registered N5594D, operated by Hill, David, was involved in an accident near Corning, California, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 03:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Corning, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Corning (004)
- Coordinates
- 39.9196, -122.2805
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft H35
- Registration
- N5594D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hill, David
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Red Bluff
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- LAX89LA047
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
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
THE FLT ORIGINATED AT HAYWARD, CA, WITH A STOP AT SAN CARLOS, CA AND CORNING, CA. THE PLT'S DESTINATION WAS THE RED BLUFF ARPT (RBL). THE PLT REPORTED THAT WHEN HE DEPARTED HAYWARD BOTH MAIN FUEL TANKS WERE FULL. HE FLEW TO SAN CARLOS WHERE HE PICKED UP THREE PAX AND THEN FLEW TO CORNING. THE PLT STATED THAT HE FLEW FOR A TOTAL OF 1.2 HOURS BEFORE LANDING AT CORNING. THE PLT STATED THAT HE DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK THE FUEL TANKS PRIOR TO DEARTURE FROM CORNING. THE PLTTOOKOFF USING THE RIGHT MAIN FUEL TANK. THE ENGINE LOST POWER JUST AFTER TAKEOFF AND THE ACFT CRASHED. EXAM OF THE FUEL TANKS DISCLOSED NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL IN THE RIGHT MAIN FUEL TANK. THERE WERE ABOUT 14 GALS FOUND IN THE LEFT MAIN TANK AND ABOUT 5 GALS IN THE LEFT AUX TANK. AT THE TIME OF THE EXAM THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKAGE OF THE FUEL TANKS OR IN THE ENG AREA. IF THE RIGHT MAIN TANK IS SELECTED, THE AMOUNT OF FUEL BURNED IN ADDITION TO THE FUEL USED BY THE FUEL INJECTION SYST (ABOUT 10 GPH) WILL BE REMOVED FROM RGHT TNK. THE EXCESS FUEL WILL BE RET TO THE LFT MAIN TANK ONLY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft H35 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 1988 | Beechcraft H35 | Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1989 | Beechcraft H35 | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | W. T. Christian | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Nov 1987 | Beechcraft H35 | Port Mansfield, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 9 Sep 1987 | Beechcraft H35 | Avenal, California, United States | Strange, Robert D. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1987 | Beechcraft H35 | Nikolai Creek, Alaska, United States | Walter P. Granus | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1990 | Beechcraft H35 | San Marcos, California, United States | Phillip Milazzo | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 1988 | Colman BD-4 | Half Moon Bay, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1988 | Cessna 182A | Visalia, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1988 | Cessna 150F | Hayfork, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1988 | Beechcraft A36 | Ramona, California, United States | Lancer Engineering | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 May 1988 | Cessna 180B | Quincy, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1988 | Hiller UH-12D | Winterhaven, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |