Partenavia AF68TP SPARTACUS accident near El Segundo, CA
On January 9, 1996, a Partenavia AF68TP SPARTACUS (airplane) was involved in an accident near El Segundo, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 9, 1996
- Place
- El Segundo, CA
- Aircraft
- Partenavia AF68TP SPARTACUS · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.951°N, 118.400°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X05151
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 9, 1996, at 0914 hours Pacific standard time, a Partenavia, AF68TP Spartacus, N3116C, was destroyed after an uncontrolled descent into the Pacific ocean about 14 miles west-southwest of El Segundo, California. The pilot was presumed to have been fatally injured. According to a company search pilot, visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the accident area about 1.5 hours after the time of the accident. No flight plan was filed for the positioning flight which originated at Oxnard, California, on the morning of the accident for a flight to San Diego, California. The aircraft departed Oxnard on a special VFR clearance. The tops of the clouds were reported to be about 1,200 feet msl. The aircraft transitioned southbound through the NAWS Point Mugu airspace. The Point Mugu radar approach control monitored the aircraft on radar for about 25 miles. The pilot was subsequently given a frequency change to SOCAL Tracon. There was no contact made with that facility. A search was initiated when the aircraft failed to arrive at the intended destination. A review of the recorded radar data revealed the aircraft was level at 1,800 feet msl and then climbed to about 2,000 feet msl, at which time it disappeared from radar. PERSONNEL INFORMATION According to the operator, the ATP rated pilot had accumulated 8,963 total flight hours with over 1,000 hours in the airplane make and model. He had flown 32 hours in the past 30 days. On November 29,1995, he had successfully passed a first-class flight physical with no limitations. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION The airplane
Probable cause
loss of control for undetermined reasons.
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