Airborne Streak 2 accident near Lake Isabella, CA
On January 9, 2010, an Airborne Streak 2 was involved in an accident near Lake Isabella, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- January 9, 2010
- Place
- Lake Isabella, CA
- Aircraft
- Airborne Streak 2 · WSFT
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 36.798°N, 119.742°W
- NTSB ID
- 20100109X81420
Official records · WPR10LA104
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 9, 2010, about 1308 Pacific standard time, an experimental weight-shift-control Airborne Streak 2, N155TD, collided with terrain near Lake Isabella, California. The pilot/owner was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The pilot, who did not possess a pilot certificate, and one passenger were killed; the airplane sustained substantial damage from impact forces. The local personal flight departed at an unknown time. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. Several witnesses observed the airplane flying around during the morning. One described the airplane as buzzing the lake, and performing maneuvers that seemed to be dangerous. Estimates of the altitude varied between 300 and 500 feet above ground level (agl). One of them thought that the engine stopped, and another did not hear the engine. They all reported that they observed one wing folded up. Another witness reported that a neighbor went up with the pilot the day before the accident, and the pilot did not use seat belts. One witness observed the airplane performing aerobatic maneuvers like a stunt plane all day. The pilot appeared to be attempting to perform loops, and made numerous nose high and nose low maneuvers. The pilot would point the nose toward the ground, and then pull up at the last moment to a high nose up attitude. The witness estimated that the maximum altitude for all of the maneuvers was 300 feet above ground level. He thought that the airplane landed, and then returned and started ma
Probable cause
The pilot’s performance of prohibited aerobatic flight maneuvers that exceeded the structural limits of the airplane, resulting in an in-flight breakup.
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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.
