Piper PA28 accident near Antioch, CA

On June 10, 2019, a Piper PA28 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Antioch, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

June 10, 2019

Place

Antioch, CA

Aircraft

Piper PA28 · Airplane

Injuries

1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

38.044°N, 121.839°W

NTSB ID

20190610X10403

Official records · WPR19FA163

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

Air traffic control records

• Recorded Air Traffic Control Radar Data (Plot): Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn June 9, 2019, about 1732 Pacific daylight time, a Piper PA 28-151 airplane, N7943C, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Antioch, California. The private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the employees of Sterling Flight Training Center, the pilot had recently received his private pilot certificate and rented the airplane on the day of the accident to continue building flight experience in preparation for instrument training. Review of recorded radar data showed a primary target, consistent with the accident airplane, depart from Buchanan Field Airport (CCR), Concord, California, while climbing continuously. The first radar target was identified at 17:17:58 about 1.5 miles northeast of CCR. About 5 miles northeast of the airport, the airplane turned east and flew another 7 miles into a practice area that the pilot used during his flight training. As the airplane approached the northwest end of Winter Island, it turned southeast and reached a maximum altitude of about 5,300 ft mean sea level (msl) at 17:26:27. The airplane remained on a southeast heading until nearing the south end of Winter Island, when it entered a descent and turned to the northeast. The airplane continued northeast while descending to about 4,500 ft msl; its groundspeed increased to 145 kts. The airplane then completed a right, 360° descending turn to an altitude of 2,100 ft msl and groundspeed of 163 knots. The last radar target, at 17:27:25, showed the airplane on a w

Probable cause

A loss of control while conducting low-altitude, high-speed maneuvers.

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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.