Santa Monica – Oceano

On July 5, 1982 at 12:00 PM, Santa Monica – Oceano experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 60 Duke, operated by Ralph E. Phillips Consulting Engineers, with the event recorded near Santa Monica California.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. At about 700 feet msl the pilot reported to Santa Monica tower that his left eng had failed. He immediately feathered the left prop and continued to climb, planning to attempt a restart before returning to land. At about 1,000 feet msl the pilot determined that the aircraft was no longer climbing. His airspeed was below the single engine best rate of climb speed and he felt a power loss in the right engine. He put the nose down and feathered the right prop. The aircraft struck the water 2,000 yards from the Santa Monica pier. Life guards were on the scene with a rescue boat when the pilot surfaced.

Aircraft reference details include registration N726RP, MSN P-65, year of manufacture 1969.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 34.0195°, -118.4912°.