Aviat CHRISTEN EAGLE II accident near Ramona, CA
On January 22, 1994, an Aviat CHRISTEN EAGLE II (airplane) was involved in an accident near Ramona, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 22, 1994
- Place
- Ramona, CA
- Aircraft
- Aviat CHRISTEN EAGLE II · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.071°N, 116.831°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X00645
NTSB summary
On January 22, 1994, about 0930 hours Pacific standard time, an experimental Herb Ross Christen Eagle II, N27HR, collided with terrain while maneuvering about 5 miles east of Ramona, California. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) local area personal flight when the accident occurred. The airplane, operated by the pilot, was destroyed by impact and postimpact fire. The certificated airline transport pilot, the sole occupant, received fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated from the Ramona Airport about 0925 hours. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) operations inspector, San Diego Flight Standards District Office, reported that after departure the pilot intended to take aerial photographs of nearby property that the pilot owned. A witness reported observing the airplane circling at low altitude. No apparent engine problem was noted. Two witnesses reported that the airplane was in a gradual descent at slow speed. Another witness reported that the airplane was descending at high speed in a 30-degree nose-down attitude. The actual impact was not observed. The pilot was located outside of the airplane, forward of the wreckage point of rest. The airplane was consumed by a postimpact fire that also burned about 2 acres of brush. The pilot held an airline transport pilot certificate with an airplane multiengine land rating and instrument airplane ratings and commercial pilot privileges with an airplane single-engine land rating. In addition, the pilot held a flight instructor certificate with airplane single-
Probable cause
A failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain an adequate visual lookout and proper altitude to avoid colliding with rising terrain.
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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.
