Beech A36 N2038Y accident near Big Bear, California, May 1, 2023
Beech A36, registration N2038Y, was involved in an accident near Big Bear, California on May 1, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 3 people on board. Case WPR23FA173 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 24 minutes of the flight after departing the Corona Muni area (KAJO), reaching a maximum of 10,200 ft. The last recorded position was at 20:57 UTC, at 8,900 ft and 187 knots, descending at 2,048 feet per minute, about 3 km from Big Bear City Arpt (KL35).
The nearest weather report, from KL35 (3 km away), showed wind 240° at 11 knots gusting 18, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- May 1, 2023
- Location
- Big Bear, California
- Aircraft
- Beech A36
- Registration
- N2038Y
- Injuries
- Fatal (3 on board)
- NTSB case
- WPR23FA173 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Corona Muni (KAJO)
- Nearest airport
- Big Bear City Arpt (KL35)
- Recorded flight
- 24 min, max 10,200 ft
- Last recorded position
- 20:57 UTC, 8,900 ft, 187 kt
3D flight replay
Replay the recorded flight in 3D with the weather, light and terrain at the time, flight instruments reconstructed from the aircraft's ADS-B transmissions, and automatically detected events.
Related accidents
- Cessna 182N N442RA, Santa Maria, California, October 28, 2026
- Cessna 177A N30544, San Jose, California, October 17, 2026
- Maule M-7-260 N3217V, Sea Ranch, California, October 17, 2026
- Boeing 777-222 N796UA, San Francisco, California, October 5, 2026
- Cessna A185F N185TT, Madera, California, October 1, 2026
- Cessna 172N N75513, Knights Landing, California, October 1, 2026
- Raytheon Aircraft A36 N855DC, Gulf Shores, Alabama, August 24, 2025
- Beech A36 N60357, Wirt County, West Virginia, August 8, 2025
Sources: NTSB case WPR23FA173; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.