Poe G L/Poe S Y 540 accident near Chualar, CA
On September 30, 2011, a Poe G L/Poe S Y 540 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Chualar, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 30, 2011
- Place
- Chualar, CA
- Aircraft
- Poe G L/Poe S Y 540 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 36.570°N, 121.440°W
- NTSB ID
- 20110929X31009
Official records · WPR11FA474
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Record of Communication - Pilot's Son: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Data Recording Devices - Specialist's Factual Report: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Data Recording Devices - Specialist's Factual Report - Attachment 1: Document (CSV), on ntsb.gov
- Data Recording Devices - Specialist's Factual Report - Attachment 2: Document (CSV), on ntsb.gov
- Data Recording Devices - Specialist's Factual Report - Attachment 3: Document (CSV), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
On September 29, 2011, about 1850 Pacific daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Zivko/Poe Edge 540 aerobatic airplane, N42GP, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain in Chualar, California, while the pilot was conducting aerobatics. The certified private pilot/owner received fatal injuries. The personal flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the flight. The airplane was based at Salinas Airport (SNS), Salinas, California, and was one of several registered to the pilot. According to information provided by Lockheed Martin Flight Services (LMFS), the pilot did not contact them or the Direct User Automated Terminal System for weather or flight planning information. Family members reported that the pilot frequently performed aerobatics in that airplane in the airspace over his vineyard property, which was located about 9 miles south of SNS. Flight track data recovered from a handheld GPS device that was onboard the airplane indicated that the airplane departed SNS about 1841, and headed directly for the vineyard. The airplane arrived over the vineyard about 3 minutes after departure. The pilot then spent the next 4 minutes performing maneuvers over the property. The GPS data showed that in the last 30 seconds, the airplane flew a straight, level trajectory to the east at an altitude of about 500 feet, and then began a steep climb. The last 3 recorded points indicated a climb rate of over 5,000 feet per minute, and that the airplane ha
Probable cause
The pilot’s incapacitation due either to g-induced loss of consciousness alone or in combination with a cardiac arrhythmia. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s use of several medications.
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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.
