Beech A100 accident near Chino, California, November 6, 2007
On November 6, 2007 at about 5:18 pm local time, a Beech A100, registered N30GC, was destroyed in an accident near Chino, California (Chino Airport). It was an executive or corporate flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were killed. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's failure to maintain a positive climb rate during an instrument takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the low visibility.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 6, 2007 · about 5:18 pm local time
- Place
- Chino, California · Chino Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were killed.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Beech A100 · all A100s on the register
- Registration
- N30GC · no longer on the register · serial B-177
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Executive or corporate flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The reported weather at the time of the accident was calm winds, a 1/4-mile visibility in fog and a vertical visibility of 100 feet. Shortly after takeoff for the instrument-flight-rules flight, the airplane made a slight turn to the left and impacted the tops of 25-foot trees about a 1/2 mile from the runway. An enhanced ground proximity warning system was installed on the airplane and data extraction from the system indicated that the airplane achieved an initial positive climb profile with a slight turn to the left and then a descent. A witness reported hearing the crash and observed the right wing impact the ground and burst into flames. The airplane then cartwheeled for several hundred feet before coming to rest inverted. The airframe, engines, and propeller assemblies were inspected with no mechanical anomalies noted that would have precluded normal flight.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,136 hours in all; 25 in the last 90 days; 3 in the last 30 days
- Last flight review: October 1, 2007
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: fatal
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 11,849 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, June 1, 2007
- Maximum gross weight: 12,008 lb
- Seats: 11
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27-28 (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27-28 (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
- Operator: Rhb-Jmj LLC
The flight
- Departed from: KCNO Chino CA at 3:18 am
- Destination: KVIS Visalia CA
- Flight plan: IFR
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Sky: vv at 100 ft
- Temperature: 52°F (11°C), dew point 52°F (11°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 5:18 pm from CNO, 1 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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