ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225985
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| Date: | Sunday 9 June 2019 |
| Time: | 17:32 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-151 Cherokee Warrior |
| Owner/operator: | Sterling Aviation |
| Registration: | N7943C |
| MSN: | 28-7615068 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 13870 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Delta waters, Contra Costa County near Antioch, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Concord-Buchanan Field, CA (CCR/KCCR) |
| Concord-Buchanan Field, CA (CCR/KCCR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The newly certificated private pilot rented the airplane to continue building flight experience in preparation for future flight training. Radar data showed that the airplane departed normally and proceeded to an area that the pilot had used as a practice area during his flight training. The airplane began to maneuver within this area, climbing to a maximum altitude of 5,300 ft mean sea level before it descended over a river and below radar coverage. Two witnesses in the area of the accident site saw the airplane 'performing tricks,' during which it descended toward the surface of the water and pulled up abruptly. The airplane then entered a nose-low descent that continued until impact with the water. Both witnesses reported that the airplane impacted the river in a nose-low attitude at high speed.
Examination of the recovered wreckage revealed no mechanical failures or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. The circumstances of the accident are consistent with the pilot's loss of control while maneuvering at high speed and low altitude.
Probable Cause: A loss of control while conducting low-altitude, high-speed maneuvers.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR19FA163
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jun-2019 02:17 | Geno | Added |
| 10-Jun-2019 04:21 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport] |
| 10-Jun-2019 09:14 | RobertMB | Updated [Total occupants, Source] |
| 10-Jun-2019 13:10 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 10-Jun-2019 21:26 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jul-2022 15:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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