Blanco SEA HAWKER accident near Yucca Valley, CA
On June 6, 1999, a Blanco SEA HAWKER (airplane) was involved in an accident near Yucca Valley, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 6, 1999
- Place
- Yucca Valley, CA
- Aircraft
- Blanco SEA HAWKER · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.151°N, 116.410°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X19024
Official records · LAX99LA209
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On June 6, 1999, about 1449 hours Pacific daylight time, a homebuilt experimental Blanco Sea Hawker amphibian, N2485, operated by the owner/builder/pilot, was destroyed after colliding with terrain near Yucca Valley, California. The private pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal cross-country flight operating under 14 CFR Part 91 and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated at Hemet, California, about 1417, and was destined for Park City, Utah. According to a sheriff's helicopter pilot, about 32 minutes after departure from Hemet, witnesses reported seeing the airplane flying from south to north along a ridgeline just southwest of the "saddle" separating Morongo Valley from Yucca Valley. The airplane was then observed to make a sudden tight turn to the left, and then angle into the ground. The pilot reported that the air above 100 feet agl was "very turbulent, very rough" that afternoon. A deputy coroner investigator reported the accident location as: 116 degrees 29 minutes 29.6 seconds north latitude by 34 degrees 06 minutes 20.1 seconds west longitude. The site elevation was reported as 3,207 feet msl and the density altitude was 6,180 feet msl. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector from the Riverside Flight Standards District Office conducted an accident site examination. He reported that a postaccident fire had consumed the airframe structure and all engine accessories. A Lycoming engine investigator, under the supervision of the FAA inspector, conducted a detailed engine examination.
Probable cause
A loss of control in flight for undetermined reasons that resulted in an in flight collision with terrain. A factor was turbulent weather conditions in mountainous/hilly 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.
