Edge 540 accident near San Juan Capist, CA
On October 11, 2001, an Edge 540 (airplane) was involved in an accident near San Juan Capist, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 11, 2001
- Place
- San Juan Capist, CA
- Aircraft
- Edge 540 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.367°N, 117.600°W
- NTSB ID
- 20011030X02173
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 10, 2001, about 1800 Pacific daylight time, an experimental Zivko Edge 540, N541TW, collided with trees while maneuvering near San Juan Capistrano, California. The pilot/owner was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The commercial pilot sustained fatal injuries; the airplane was destroyed. The local personal flight departed John Wayne Airport (SNA), Santa Ana, California, at 1748, for the local area flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The primary wreckage was at 33 degrees 32 minutes north latitude and 117 degrees 36 minutes west longitude. The pilot was going to perform at an airshow the following day. He was going to practice his aerobatic routine on this flight. PERSONNEL INFORMATION A review of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airman records revealed that the pilot held a commercial pilot certificate with ratings for airplane single engine land and instrument. The pilot held a second-class medical certificate issued on September 28, 2000. It had the limitations that the pilot must wear corrective lenses, and restricted him from night flying or by color signal control. No personal flight records were located for the pilot and the National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge obtained the aeronautical experience listed in this report from a review of the airmen FAA records on file in the Airman and Medical Records Center located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The records indicated that as of a medical examination on September 28, 2000, the pilot had a
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate terrain/object altitude clearance while intentionally performing low level aerobatics, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control.
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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.
