VENTURA, CA, USA
N50RT
WHILE FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF A BEACH AREA, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT LANDED ON A DIRT PARKING AREA NEAR THE BEACH, BUT DID NOT HAVE ROOM TO STOP. IN ORDER TO AVOID SURFERS AND THEIR PARKED VEHICLES, HE INTENTIONALLY RAN THE AIRCRAFT ACROSS AN AREA OF LARGE ROCKS AND ONTO THE SURF. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND NO PREIMPACT FAILURES WERE VERIFIED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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