North American NAVION accident near Santa Ysabel, CA
On March 9, 2001, a North American NAVION (airplane) was involved in an accident near Santa Ysabel, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 9, 2001
- Place
- Santa Ysabel, CA
- Aircraft
- North American NAVION · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.114°N, 116.725°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010319X00601
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 9, 2001, about 1420 Pacific standard time, a North American Navion, N91445, collided with terrain near Santa Ysabel, California. The private pilot/owner was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot sustained fatal injuries; the airplane was destroyed. The personal cross-country flight departed Gillespie Field, San Diego, California, at 1348, en route to El Centro, California. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at Ramona, California, the nearest reporting station. No flight plan had been filed. The primary wreckage was at 33 degrees 06.525 minutes north latitude and 116 degrees 43.288 minutes west longitude at an estimated elevation of 2,900 feet. The National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge (IIC) interviewed two witnesses. One had been a licensed pilot. A loud engine sound caught their attention. The engine sounded like it was revving to a high rpm. The airplane sounded very low. They heard the sound for 2 or 3 seconds before they saw the airplane. It came out of clouds with the nose pointing down more than 75 degrees. They were looking north at the side of the upright airplane as it moved right to left. They did not observe any rotation of the airplane. The nose of the airplane rose up a few degrees; they thought this was an attempt to pull up out of the dive. The airplane then disappeared behind a ridgeline, and they heard a muffled thud. The engine sound simultaneously ceased. They did not observe any pieces separate in flight. They could see the tops of two peaks to the southwest. The
Probable cause
the pilot's continued VFR flight into IFR conditions, which resulted in a loss of control due to spatial disorientation.
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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.
