Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
N/A Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Novato, California 94945
Monday, August 18, 2014 21:30 PDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On August 18, 2014 about 2130 Pacific daylight time, a Beech V35B, N1160T, collided with terrain while maneuvering near Novato, California. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. The private pilot was fatally injured and the airplane was substantially damaged. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed. The cross-country flight originated from Brookings, Oregon at 1920 with a destination of San Carlos, California.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Northern California Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) facility, the pilot declared an emergency, reporting engine problems and that he was unable to maintain altitude. The pilot received vectors from air traffic control (ATC) to Gnoss Field (DVO), Novato, 14 miles east from his present position. While en route to DVO the pilot reported that partial engine power had been restored. The pilot then reported that he was losing engine power again and was in the clouds at 1,000 feet. ATC lost radar and radio contact with the airplane 8 miles west of DVO.
One witness about 1 mile southwest of the accident site reported hearing an airplane flying over his house about the time of the accident and that it was low and the engine was loud. Another witness about 2 miles southwest of the accident site also reported hearing a low flying airplane at the time of the accident.
The airplane was found the next morning near the location of the last radar contact. About 32 acres of land were burned during the postimpact fire.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 8/18/2014 |
| Event Day of the Week | Monday |
| Time of Event | 2130 |
| Event Time Zone | Pacific Daylight Time |
| Event City | Novato |
| Event State | CALIFORNIA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 94945 |
| Event Date Year | 2014 |
| Event Date Month | 8 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 381026N |
| Event Location Longitude | 1224217W |
| Event Location Airport | N/A |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | -- |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | -- |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | -- |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 2115 Pacific Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | -- |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | KDVO |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 2 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 8 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | PDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Night |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 16 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 13 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 250 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | -- |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 7 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29.82 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| 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 | 1 |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 1 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | -- |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA ROC Seattle, WA |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Aug 29 2014 7:37PM |
| User who most recently changed record | stam |
| Basic weather conditions | Instrument Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N1160T |
| NTSB Number | WPR14FA349 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | IFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | Yes |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | Ground |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | BEECH |
| Aircraft Model | V35B |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | B |
| Aircraft Serial Number | D-9928 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | -- |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | 6 |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | -- |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | May 23 2014 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 2708 |
| Airframe Hours | -- |
| ELT Installed | Unknown |
| ELT Activated | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | MADGE ROBERT J |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | REDWOOD CITY |
| Aircraft Owner State | CA |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 940651765 |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| Operator Name | MADGE ROBERT J |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | -- |
| Operator City | REDWOOD CITY |
| Operator State | CA |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 940651765 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| 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) | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | BOK |
| Departure City | BROOKINGS |
| Departure State | OR |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1920 |
| Departure Time Zone | PDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | DVO |
| Destination City | NOVATO |
| Destination State | CA |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Aug 29 2014 7:37PM |
| User who most recently changed record | stam |
| Since inspection or accident | Last Inspection |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | N/A |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |