Morrisey 2150 accident near Pismo Beach, CA
On January 14, 2014, a Morrisey 2150 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Pismo Beach, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 14, 2014
- Place
- Pismo Beach, CA
- Aircraft
- Morrisey 2150 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.106°N, 120.657°W
- NTSB ID
- 20140114X32510
Official records · WPR14LA096
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn January 14, 2014, about 1352 Pacific standard time, a Morrisey 2150, N5102V, impacted the Pacific Ocean following the in-flight separation of a wing in cruise flight near Pismo Beach, California. The airplane was destroyed, and the airline transport pilot and his pilot-rated passenger were fatally injured. The pilot/owner was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight, which had originated from the Santa Maria Public Airport, Santa Maria, California, about 18 minutes before the accident. A flight plan had not been filed. A witness, an FAA-certified mechanic who had recently performed an annual inspection of the airplane, reported that he was at the departure airport and observed the pilot and passenger perform a preflight inspection and fuel the airplane. The pilot then boarded the airplane and occupied the front seat. The mechanic drove away as the passenger was walking toward the airplane. Radar data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) tracked the airplane's flight path from takeoff to the accident site. The data showed that the airplane performed a closed traffic pattern for a touch-and-go landing on runway 30 before it departed westbound towards the Pacific Ocean. After crossing the shoreline, the airplane turned right about 90 degrees and flew northbound over the waters of San Luis Obispo Bay. The airplane climbed to a Mode C altitude of about 4,300 feet and then descended to 3,700 feet. Between 1351:22 and 1351:31, the airpl
Probable cause
The in-flight separation of a wing for reasons that could not be determined because the wreckage was not recovered from the ocean.
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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.
