Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary LAX84FA215

CLOVIS, CA, USA

Aircraft #1

N66436

CESSNA 150M

Analysis

THE PLT HAD CALLED HIS GIRLFRIEND TO SAY HE WAS GOING TO FLY OVER HER HOUSE AN THAT HE WANTED HER TO WAVE AT HIM AS HE FLEW PAST. IN FLYING LOW OVER HER HOUSE THE PLT WAVED AND YELLED LOUD ENOUGH TO BE HEARD ON THE GROUND. A FRIEND SAID THAT DURING A RECTANGULAR FLT PATH OPPOSITE THE GIRLS HOUSE THE NOSE PITCHED UP AND THE ACFT ENTERED A SPIN AND COMPLETED 3 TURNS BEFORE IMPACT WITH A UTILITY POLE AND THE GROUND. OTHER WITNESSES SAID THE ACFT HAD BEEN DOING AEROBATICS AND HAD STALLED BEFORE THE FATAL SPIN. TWO WITNESSES SAID THEY WERE TRYING TO GET THE ACFT NUMBER TO REPORT IT TOO FAA FOR LOW FLYING. IN A POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG WITH THE ACFT OTHER THAN IMPACT DAMAGETHE PROPELLER EVIDENCED TORSIONAL LOAD AT IMPACT. NO PRE-IMPACT ABNORMAL CONDITION WAS NOTED IN THE EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT OCCUPANTS BODIES.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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