Beech C24R accident near Rialto, California, December 3, 1984
On December 3, 1984 at about 3:31 pm local time, a Beech C24R, registered N60102, was destroyed in an accident near Rialto, California. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 3, 1984 · about 3:31 pm local time
- Place
- Rialto, California · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Beech C24R · all C24Rs on the register
- Registration
- N60102 · no longer on the register · serial MC621
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AT ABOUT 0730 PST, WITNESSES NEAR THE LYTLE CREEK RANGER STATION, LOCATED NORTHWEST OF RIALTO, CA, HEARD AN ACFT CIRCLING LOW IN THE AREA, THEN HEARD THE SOUND OF IMPACT NEARBY. THE WX AT THE TIME WAS DESCRIBED AS OVERCAST WITH ZERO VISIBILITY IN FOG & LIGHT DRIZZLE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT WHEN THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT TELEPHONED THE TUCSON, AZ, FSS FOR A WX BRIEFING, HE WAS ADVISED THAT VISUAL FLIGHT RULES FLT TO SAN JOSE, CA, WAS NOT RECOMMENDED.
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: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,962 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded, September 17, 1984; 46 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,750 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: California Aviation
The flight
- Departed from: TUS Tuscon AZ at 12:25 pm
- Destination: RHV San Jose CA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: dawn
- Visibility: 1 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds; scat at 2,000 ft
- Temperature: 50°F (10°C), dew point 45°F (7°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:59 pm from SBD, 18 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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