Mallian Rocket II accident near Arvin, CA
On March 3, 2007, a Mallian Rocket II (airplane) was involved in an accident near Arvin, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 3, 2007
- Place
- Arvin, CA
- Aircraft
- Mallian Rocket II · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.223°N, 118.842°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070314X00295
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 3, 2007, at 0945 Pacific standard time, an experimental Mallian Rocket II, N789JM, impacted flat terrain near Arvin, California. The private pilot/owner operated the single engine airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The pilot, the sole occupant, was killed; the airplane was destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local area flight, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight departed Mojave Airport (MHV), Mojave, California, at an undetermined time, and was returning to Meadows Field Airport (BFL), Bakersfield, California, at the time of the accident. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector interviewed a pilot that had flown with the accident pilot the day of the accident. He reported that a group of six airplanes, including the accident airplane, had flown to MHV for breakfast. Coming back over the Tehachapi Mountains, they experienced turbulence. When they arrived back at the airport, the accident airplane was not with them. They waited for about an hour for the accident pilot to return, and then contacted the tower at Bakersfield, where they were informed that the airplane had crashed. Another pilot reported that the winds were between 40 to 70 knots above the mountains, and that he and his passenger were thrown about inside the cockpit. The pilot further reported that during the flight back, there were no radio communications from the accident pilot. Witnesses in the area reported to responding deputies from the Kern County Sheriff's Department that they observed the
Probable cause
Loss of control during cruise for undetermined reasons.
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