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Corporate Owned: 137,281
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Castlegar Canada
Tuesady, November 28, 1995 18:48 PST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On November 28, 1995, at 1845 Pacific standard time, N9920S, a Rockwell AC-700 airplane, registered to John C. Hessel, Portland, Oregon, disappeared from radar during a rapid descent near Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada. The airplane has not been found. The airline transport pilot and his four passengers are presumed to have been fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed. The business flight departed from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and was destined for Hillsboro, Oregon. The flight was conducted under 14 CFR 91.
According to the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada, the airplane was cruising at an altitude of 16,000 feet above mean sea level (msl) when it suddenly began a rapid descent. Radar and radio communications were lost after the airplane descended through 11,500 feet msl. The last recorded radar position was located about 20 nautical miles north of the Canadian - United States border. No distress calls were reported from the pilot, and no emergency locator transmitter signal was received. Adverse weather conditions, including snow and gusting winds, prevailed at the time of the accident.
The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Canada. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Transportation Safety Board of Canada 17803 106 A Avenue Edmonton, Alberta Canada, T5S1V8 Telephone: (403) 495-3865
This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by the government of Cananda.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 11/28/1995 |
| Event Day of the Week | Tuesday |
| Time of Event | 1848 |
| Event Time Zone | Pacific Standard Time |
| Event City | CASTLEGAR |
| Event State | -- |
| Event Country | CANADA |
| Zipcode of the event site | 00000 |
| Event Date Year | 1995 |
| Event Date Month | 11 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | |
| Event Location Longitude | |
| Event Location Airport | |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Unknown |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | -- |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Unknown |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1612 |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 0 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | YCG |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 0 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 0 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | |
| Lighting Conditions | Not Reported |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 1500 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 500 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Scattered |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Overcast |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 3 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | -- |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -- |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 0 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 0 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | -- |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | 5 |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 5 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 0 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Nov 29 1995 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1300 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 7 2000 4:43PM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Basic weather conditions | Instrument Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N99202 |
| NTSB Number | SEA96WA033 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | IFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Destroyed |
| Aircraft Fire | Unknown |
| Aircraft Explosion | Unknown |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Rockwell |
| Aircraft Model | AC-700 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | AC-700 |
| Aircraft Serial Number | |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | -- |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | Unknown |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | -- |
| Number of Engines | 2 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Unknown |
| Date of Last Inspection | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | -- |
| ELT Installed | Unknown |
| ELT Activated | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | |
| Aircraft Owner City | |
| Aircraft Owner State | |
| Aircraft Owner Country | |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | -- |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | 1425 NE COLUMBIA BLVD |
| Operator City | PORTLAND |
| Operator State | OR |
| Operator Country | |
| Operator Zip code | 97211 |
| Operator Code | |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Business |
| Second Pilot on Board | Unknown |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | CYYC |
| Departure City | CALGARY |
| Departure State | CN |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 0 |
| Departure Time Zone | |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | HIO |
| Destination City | HILLSBORO |
| Destination State | OR |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Descent |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 3 2001 9:58AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 0 |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |