Emigh Aircraft TROJAN A2 accident near Brentwood, CA
On April 22, 2000, an Emigh Aircraft TROJAN A2 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Brentwood, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 22, 2000
- Place
- Brentwood, CA
- Aircraft
- Emigh Aircraft TROJAN A2 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.851°N, 121.620°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X20839
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 22, 2000, about 1400 hours Pacific daylight time, an Emigh Trojan A2, N8324H, operated by the pilot, was destroyed during a collision with terrain at Brentwood, California. The owner/pilot and the private pilot rated passenger both received fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight operating under 14 CFR Part 91, and no flight plan was filed. According to information obtained by the Contra Costa Sheriff's office, the flight had been with two other aircraft that had flown to Merwins Ranch, a private airstrip, for lunch. The flight of three aircraft had departed Merwins Ranch at an undetermined time and was en route to Knightsen Field, also a private airstrip. A witness working in his vineyard observed the airplane flying about 100 feet above the ground. He did not hear the engine running, but attributed it to the wind and the 500-foot or so distance from the plane. He said the plane was turning when the nose started to move up and then almost fell out of the sky from about 75 feet in the air. Another witness observed the three aircraft flying northbound together. The accident plane started a left bank as though it was going to turn around. It suddenly spiraled downward 1 1/2 turns, counterclockwise, to ground impact. The pilot of one of the other airplanes said the accident pilot radioed him that he was "going to check the stock," just prior to the accident. According to the witness, he interpreted this statement to mean the pilot was going to land at another nearby private airstrip. AIRPLANE OWNER LEFT SEAT
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane.
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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.
