Fouga CM 170 accident near Long Beach, CA
On June 15, 1994, a Fouga CM 170 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Long Beach, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 15, 1994
- Place
- Long Beach, CA
- Aircraft
- Fouga CM 170 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.829°N, 118.180°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X01550
NTSB summary
On June 15, 1994, at 1457 hours Pacific daylight time, a Fouga CM 170, N344FM, lost power and collided with terrain about 2,000 feet from the departure end of runway 30 at the Long Beach Airport, Long Beach, California. The airplane was being operated by Paradise Aero, Inc., Long Beach, California, as a ferry flight to Porterville, California. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and postimpact fire. The certificated airline transport pilot and private pilot rated passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The airplane was cleared for takeoff on runway 30 by the Long Beach air traffic control tower. After takeoff, the airplane pilot reported a landing gear problem and requested clearance to return to the airport. The airplane was then observed descending until it collided with the ground. Witnesses reported hearing the airplane jet engines "spool down" during the takeoff climb about 600 feet above the ground (agl). The airplane descended to about 300 feet agl when the left wing dipped, followed by the right wing dropping rapidly. One of the witnesses, a pilot, stated the airplane appeared to stall. The airplane then descended uncontrolled colliding with terrain off the airport boundary. CREW INFORMATION FIRST PILOT The first pilot, held an airline pilot certificate which was issued on September 28, 1991, with multiengine airplane ratings and a commercial pilot certificate with a single-engine airplane rating. The first pilot held a flight instructor certificate for single-engine airplanes issued on September 23, 1992. The Federal Avia
Probable cause
A loss of power to both engines due to fuel contamination and, the pilot-in-command's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during the subsequent emergency, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Factors in the accident were: 1) the manufacturer's inadequate design of the airplane's fuel system, which does not facilitate fuel sampling during preflight inspections or routine normal maintenance;
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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.
