craig(at)craigandjean.com
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 Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2006 3:16 pm Post subject: NTSB preliminary report on XL crash in Yuba City, California |
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(Nothing on the NTSB web site yet about Jim's fatal crash)
http://ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id 061115X01677&key=1
NTSB Identification: LAX07FA026
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Saturday, November 04, 2006 in Yuba City, CA
Aircraft: Aircraft Mfg & Dev. Co. (AMD) CH601XL SLSA, registration: N158MD
Injuries: 2 Fatal.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors.
Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been
completed.
On November 4, 2006, about 1139 Pacific standard time, an Aircraft
Manufacturing & Development Co., CH601XL SLSA, N158MD, experienced an
in-flight breakup while cruising approximately 8 nautical miles south of
Yuba City, California. The airplane was destroyed. The private pilot, who
was a co-owner of the airplane, and a passenger were fatally injured. Visual
meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The
flight was performed under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91, and it
originated from Lincoln, California, about 1129.
A ground-based witness reported hearing the airplane as it approached his
location. The witness stated that the airplane's engine was "missing" and
its power was "on and off." Seconds later the witness heard the sound of an
explosion and observed the center section of the airplane falling straight
down.
All of the airplane's structural components were located in adjacent open
fields during the National Transportation Safety Board's on-scene
investigation. The wreckage consisted of the following components, which
were separated from each other: left wing (without aileron); right wing
(with aileron); main landing gear assembly; cockpit, engine with attached
propeller blades; aileron (left wing); and empennage. There was no evidence
of oil spray on any of the components, and there was no evidence of fire.
The wreckage has been recovered and detailed airframe and engine
examinations are ongoing.
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