At 0918 Pacific time, the airplane impacted trees about mile beyond its departure runway, coming to rest inverted in an open field. The airplane was destroyed. The commercial, instrument-rated pilot and the passenger were fatally injured. Instrument conditions prevailed for the flight to Visalia, Calif. Weather conditions at the time of the accident included calm winds were calm, mile visibility in fog and a ceiling of 100 feet. The FAAs data include a primary target dropping off the radar scope at 800 feet msl. The accident pilot was not the regular pilot for the company, but was named on the insurance policy as an approved pilot-in-command. A witness saw the accident airplane impact the ground on its right side, bursting into flames. The airplane then cartwheeled and came to rest upside down about 100 yards from where it first impacted the ground.
November 6, 2007, Chino, Calif., Beech A100 King Air
At 0918 Pacific time, the airplane impacted trees about mile beyond its departure runway, coming to rest inverted in an open field. The airplane was destroyed. The commercial, instrument-rated pilot and the passenger were fatally injured. Instrument conditions prevailed for the flight to Visalia, Calif. Weather conditions at the time of the accident included calm winds were calm, mile visibility in fog and a ceiling of 100 feet. The FAAs data include a primary target dropping off the radar scope at 800 feet msl. The accident pilot was not the regular pilot for the company, but was named on the insurance policy as an approved pilot-in-command.
Key Takeaways:
- An airplane crashed approximately half a mile beyond its departure runway in instrument conditions, impacting trees and coming to rest inverted, resulting in the fatal injury of the commercial pilot and passenger and the destruction of the aircraft.
- The accident occurred in dense fog with 1/4 mile visibility and a 100-foot ceiling, with radar data indicating the aircraft dropped off at 800 feet msl.
- The approved pilot-in-command was not the company's regular pilot, and a witness described the plane impacting the ground, bursting into flames, and cartwheeling before coming to rest upside down.
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