ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163264
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| Date: | Tuesday 14 January 2014 |
| Time: | 13:52 |
| Type: |  Morrisey 2150 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5102V |
| MSN: | FP-2 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3367 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pacific Ocean, SW of Pismo Beach Pier, Oceano, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Santa Maria, CA (SMX) |
| Santa Maria, CA (SMX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Radar data indicated that the airplane took off, performed a touch-and-go landing, and departed westbound toward the ocean. After crossing the shoreline, the airplane turned right about 90 degrees and flew northbound over the water. The airplane climbed to an altitude of about 4,300 feet and then descended to 3,700 feet. The last three radar hits were recorded over a period of 14 seconds and indicated that the airplane entered a steep descent at a rate that exceeded 10,000 feet per minute before it impacted the water. One witness reported that she saw a “streak” descending toward the water followed by a “big bang.” Another witness reported observing the airplane falling toward the water with what “appeared to be a wing” trailing behind it. He estimated that the airplane and the separated wing fell for about 10 seconds before they hit the water. The airplane wreckage was not recovered.
Probable Cause: The in-flight separation of a wing for reasons that could not be determined because the wreckage was not recovered from the ocean.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jan-2014 01:19 | Geno | Added |
| 15-Jan-2014 17:10 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants] |
| 15-Jan-2014 17:26 | Geno | Updated [Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 22-Jan-2014 17:43 | Geno | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 13:21 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Registration, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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