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Coast Guard Recovers All Three Victims in Monterey Coast Beechcraft Crash

An NTSB-led inquiry is now under way following the full recovery and identification of three victims from the Beechcraft crash off Point Pinos.

Views from 17-Mile Drive, a scenic road through Pacific Grove and Pebble Beach on the Monterey Peninsula in California on September 25, 2012.
California’s Coastal National Monument
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Overview

  • Coast Guard divers and allied crews concluded a 13-hour recovery operation, finding the first body at 3 a.m. and two more by 9:08 a.m. Sunday about 200 to 300 yards offshore.
  • Monterey County Sheriff’s Office identified the victims as 60-year-old Steve Eugene Clatterbuck of Salinas, 36-year-old James Vincent of Monterey and 44-year-old Jamie Lee Tabscott of Monterey.
  • Flight data show the twin-engine Beechcraft 95-B55 Baron departed San Carlos Airport shortly after 10 p.m. Saturday and crashed during a night-time approach to Monterey Regional Airport.
  • The FAA issued an Alert Notice (ALNOT) to trigger the multi-agency search and the NTSB has taken the lead on a formal investigation into the crash’s cause.
  • This crash is the latest in a series of private aircraft accidents off California’s coast since 2023, highlighting recurring safety challenges in night-time coastal approaches and deep-water recovery operations.