Beechcraft B-19 N24015
28 February 1990 · Chiriaco Summit, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 February 1990 at about 20:15 local time, a Beechcraft B-19 registered N24015 was involved in an accident near Chiriaco Summit, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chiriaco Summit, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chiriaco Summit (L77)
- Coordinates
- 33.7101, -116.2295
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft B-19
- Registration
- N24015
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Thermal
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX90LA107
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
A ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE OF UNDETERMINED ORIGIN DDURING ENGINE START.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO START THE ENGINE, A FIRE BEGAN IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AS SOON AS THE FIRE WAS OBSERVED, THE FUEL PUMP AND MIXTURE WERE TURNED OFF/CLOSED AND THE ENGINE WAS REPEATEDLY CRANKED OVER. THE FIRE SPREAD AND EVENTUALLY CONSUMED THE AIRCRAFT. THE MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE ENGINE STARTING SYSTEM, AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE FUEL-FED ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, WAS NOT DETERMINED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft B-19 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Mar 1990 | Beechcraft B-19 | Everglades City, Florida, United States | Howell, Robert C. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 1989 | Beechcraft B-19 | McKinney, Texas, United States | ARI BEN Aviator, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1986 | Beechcraft B-19 | Manchester, Michigan, United States | Christopher Hoover | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1986 | Beechcraft B-19 | Scottsdale, Arizona, United States | Beech Aero Club | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1985 | Beechcraft B-19 | Flagstaff, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Apr 1995 | Beechcraft B-19 | Jackson, Alabama, United States | D. Wayne Goodman | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 1990 | Cessna 180 | Soledad, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 1990 | Cessna 150 | Riverside, California, United States | PAR Flight | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1990 | Piper PA46 | Paso Robles, California, United States | Piper Aircraft Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1990 | Cessna 182M | Bakersfield, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1990 | Piper J-3 | Creston, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1990 | Bell 47G4 | Merced, California, United States | John W. Myers | Serious injuries | - |