ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 40850
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| Date: | Sunday 13 June 1993 |
| Time: | 14:39 LT |
| Type: |  Rutan Long-EZ |
| Owner/operator: | Michael W. Henderson |
| Registration: | N874PM |
| MSN: | 20371 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 600 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D3G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | San Pedro Bay, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hawthorne, CA (HHR |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot planned to make a one-half hour long local area flight. After taking off, he proceeded to an area over the ocean where he had previously flown. A friend of the pilot reported that on numerous occasions the pilot had flown his airplane between 200 and 300 feet over the water, and on occasion he had flown as low as 50 feet above the water. A witness to the crash reported observing the airplane flying between 100 and 200 feet above the water. The airplane initiated a steep right bank turn, descended into the water, and cartwheeled. No evidence of any pre-impact mechanical malfunctions were found during the wreckage examination.
Probable Cause: the pilots failure to maintain an adequate terrain clearance altitude while maneuvering over the water at low altitude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX93LA248
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Apr-2024 13:15 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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