Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Corona, California 91719
Monday, July 1, 1985 15:47 PDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

DURING EN ROUTE DESCENT THE PLT TOLD THE RADAR CONTROLLER THT HE HAD LOST AN ENG AND COULD NOT HOLD ALT. WITNESSES SAW THE ACFT DESCENDING TOWARD HILLY TERRAIN, BEGIN A RIGHT TURN, THEN ABRUPTLY PITCH DOWN AND ROLL RIGHT TO IMPACT IN A RESIDENCE YARD ON THE RIGHT WING TIP. THE ACFT IS EQUIPPED WITH MAIN AND AUX FUEL TANKS IN EACH WING. A SELECTOR SWITCH DETERMINES WHETHER THE MAIN OR AUX TANK FUEL LEVELS ARE DISPLAYED ON THE FUEL GAGES. EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT REVEALED THAT THE FUEL SELECTORS WERE POSITIONED ON THE AUX TANKS WHILE THE FUEL GAGE WAS SELECTED TO THE MAIN TANKS. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE AUX TANKS, WHILE ABOUT 10 GALLONS OF FUEL WERE FOUND IN THE MAIN TANKS. THE LEFT ENG FUEL LINESCONTAINED NO FUEL, WHILE THE RIGHT ENG LINES HAD FUEL. EXAMINATION OF THE PROPELLER HUBS REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT PROPELLER WAS IN THE FEATHERED POSITION WHILE THE LEFT PROPELLER WAS IN THE HIGH PITCH RANGE.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 7/1/1985
Event Day of the Week Monday
Time of Event 1547
Event Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time
Event City CORONA
Event State CALIFORNIA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 91719
Event Date Year 1985
Event Date Month 7
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 Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 0
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1545 Pacific Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 312
Weather Observation Facility ID CND
Elevation of weather observation facility 650
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 6
Time Zone of the weather observation PDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 20000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 40
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) --
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 270
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 10
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29
Density Altitude (feet) 4500
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 3
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious 1
Injury Total All 4
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 2655
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Jul 1 1985 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1605
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 30230
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 9:15AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N5794X
NTSB Number LAX85FA301
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name BEECH
Aircraft Model 95-B55
Aircraft Series Identifier 95-B55
Aircraft Serial Number TC 751
Certified Max Gross Weight 5000
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 6
Number of Engines 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Apr 15 1985 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 134
Airframe Hours 5100
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name RONALD BRUCE AND LEE MATHIS
Aircraft Owner Street Address 2240 UNIVERSITY DRIVE
Aircraft Owner City NEWPORT BEACH
Aircraft Owner State CA
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 92660
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name JOHN R. DUBOS
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 774 S. GOLDFINCH
Operator City ANAHEIM HILLS
Operator State CA
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 92807
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 No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code SFE
Departure City SAN DIEGO
Departure State CA
Departure Country
Departure Time 1514
Departure Time Zone PDT
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code L66
Destination City CORONA
Destination State CA
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Descent
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:36AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 0
Runway Length 0
Runway Width 0
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --