Maniscalco GREAT LAKES accident near Corona, CA
On June 28, 2015, a Maniscalco GREAT LAKES (airplane) was involved in an accident near Corona, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 28, 2015
- Place
- Corona, CA
- Aircraft
- Maniscalco GREAT LAKES · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.822°N, 117.463°W
- NTSB ID
- 20150628X82902
Official records · WPR15FA200
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn June 28, 2015, about 1204 Pacific daylight time (PDT), an experimental amateur-built Great Lakes 2T1A-E, N7LM, collided with terrain near Corona, California. The owner, who lent the airplane to the pilot, was operating the airplane under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The private pilot sustained fatal injuries, and one passenger sustained serious injuries. The airplane was destroyed during the accident sequence. The local personal flight departed Corona about 1150. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. A resident of a nearby house heard a thud, and went to investigate. She saw that the airplane had crashed inside a fenced in area surrounding a cell phone tower and its associated equipment. The passenger was on the ground outside the airplane, and asking for assistance. The resident contacted first responders who transported the passenger to the hospital. The passenger stated that the takeoff was uneventful, and the pilot flew over the local area for sightseeing. As the pilot made a turn, the passenger thought they were returning to the departure airport. The airplane then shook violently from side to side; the pilot said that he was sorry, and it would not happen again. About 1 minute later, it happened again; the engine stopped, and she heard no sound from it. She thought that the propeller stopped moving, and they went nose down straight into the ground. A relative of the passenger had been at the departure airport, and stated that the pilot had just previously taken anothe
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle-of-attack while maneuvering, which resulted in a stall/spin at too low an altitude to allow recovery. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper fuel planning and his distraction by the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
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