ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59627
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| Date: | Sunday 19 April 2009 |
| Time: | 17:28 |
| Type: |  Extra EA-300 |
| Owner/operator: | Otter Enterprises |
| Registration: | N101PK |
| MSN: | 051 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 774 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming AEIO-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 2 miles offshore from El Capitan State Beach, Santa Barbara, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Santa Barbara Airport, CA (SBA) |
| Santa Barbara Airport, CA (SBA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A witness observed the airplane performing aerobatics over the ocean for about 10 minutes prior to the accident. The maneuver was the same; the airplane would fly straight up, roll 360 degrees as in a loop, descend, and then pull back up into the same maneuver. On the maneuver that culminated in the accident he saw the airplane fly straight up, flip over, and enter into a 45-degree descent toward the water. He expected the airplane to pull up into the same maneuver; however, the airplane continued its descent until it impacted the water. The witness reported that he was not able to see any detail as the airplane was off in the distance.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with terrain for undetermined reasons while performing aerobatics.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Images:
Photo(c): NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Apr-2009 00:37 | hggultek | Added |
| 20-Apr-2009 01:16 | slowkid | Updated |
| 21-Apr-2009 07:17 | morethanwords | Updated |
| 21-Apr-2009 22:54 | Anon. | Updated |
| 13-Dec-2009 06:59 | Alpine Flight | Updated |
| 23-Oct-2014 16:59 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 18:54 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Mar-2022 16:02 | Captain Adam | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Photo] |
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