Siai-Marchetti F-260 accident near Santa Monica, CA
On November 26, 1993, a Siai-Marchetti F-260 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Santa Monica, CA. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 26, 1993
- Place
- Santa Monica, CA
- Aircraft
- Siai-Marchetti F-260 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.020°N, 118.471°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X13745
NTSB summary
On November 26, 1993, about 1042 hours Pacific standard time, a Siai-Marchetti F-260, N126MJ, was destroyed during a collision sequence with telephone lines, trees, and an apartment building in a residential area of Santa Monica, California. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight and no flight plan was filed. The ATP rated instructor pilot succumbed to his injuries 15 days after the accident. The student rated pilot and the third seat passenger were both fatally injured. The flight originated at the Santa Monica airport at 1037 as a local area flight. According to the airplane owner who had flown the airplane on the morning of the accident, the student pilot had permission to fly the accident airplane with a pilot/instructor. On the morning of the accident, the student pilot contacted a Siai Marchetti qualified pilot and stated to the pilot that he had a friend in town and would like to take him for a pleasure flight and would he be interested. The pilot declined. The pilot did state that the accident pilot/instructor was qualified in the airplane and he estimated that he had about 30 hours in type. The pilot requested a takeoff on runway 03 with a left down wind departure. At 1037:32 the airplane was cleared for takeoff. Shortly after the departure, at 1039:54, the pilot requested permission to do a couple of 360-degree turns over the Santa Monica pier. The Santa Monica Air Traffic Control Tower approved the request at 1040:00. Tower personnel observed the aircraft on their D-BRITE radar at approximately 1041:00, circling the pier at 800 feet me
Probable cause
the dual student pilot's failure to maintain minimum air speed in flight which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the improper weight and balance, inadequate altitude, and inadequate supervision.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
