Accident
Last updated: 19 June 2013
| Statuts: | Enquête Officielle |
| Date: | 21 JUN 1995 |
| Heure: | 11:08 |
| Type/Sous-type: | Douglas C-54G |
| Compagnie: | Aero Union |
| Immatriculation: | N4989P |
| Numéro de série: | 36082 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1945 |
| Heures de vol: | 23507 |
| Moteurs: | 4 Pratt & Whitney R-2000-3 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 2 / à bord: 2 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 2 / à bord: 2 |
| Victime de la collision: | victimes: 1 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Détruit |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | 1,6 km (1 milles) E of Ramona, CA (Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
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| Phase de vol: | En approche (APR) |
| Nature: | Incendie |
| Aéroport de départ: | Hemet-Ryan Field, CA (HMT), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
| Hemet-Ryan Field, CA (HMT), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
A Beechcraft 58P Baron (N156Z) operated by the US Forest Service took off from Ontario Airport at 08:00 for aerial fire suppression activities over the Butterfield Ranch about 30 miles northeast of Ramona Airport. Lead 56 flew over the fire area and conducted fire spotting and led several air tankers to specific drop areas. Lead 56 remained over the area until relieved by another Forest Service airplane, Lead 55, at 11:00.
At 10:22 Tanker 19, a Douglas C-54G, took off from Hemet-Ryan Field (HMT) for the third fire retardant drop in the same area. After the drop, it was instructed, along with other tankers to fly to Ramona Airport. Both the C-54 and the Baron arrived near Ramona at the same time.
The C-54 carried out a straight-in approach. The Baron, turning from base leg, struck the tail of the C-54. Both aircraft crashed and caught fire. The pilot of the Beech was killed and two residences and two vehicles were also destroyed.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Inadequate visual lookout by the Beech 58P pilot, and the operator's inadequate procedures concerning 360-degree overhead approaches." Sources:
» Air Safety Week 24.07.1994 (p.6)
» ICAO Adrep Summary 5/96 (#43)
» Scramble 195 (p.54)
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Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposé destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Hemet-Ryan Field, CA et Hemet-Ryan Field, CA est de 0 km (0 miles).
La distance entre Hemet-Ryan Field, CA et Hemet-Ryan Field, CA est de 0 km (0 miles).
Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tels qui sont connus à ce jour.
