Nanchang CJ6 accident near Porter Ranch, CA
On June 15, 2019, a Nanchang CJ6 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Porter Ranch, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 15, 2019
- Place
- Porter Ranch, CA
- Aircraft
- Nanchang CJ6 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.316°N, 118.573°W
- NTSB ID
- 20190616X20915
Official records · WPR19FA172
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On June 15, 2019, about 0910 Pacific daylight time, an experimental Nanchang CJ6 airplane, N269AG, sustained substantial damaged when it was involved in an accident near Porter Ranch, California. The airline transport pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to radar data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the airplane departed Zamperini Field Airport (TOA), Torrance, California, and the first radar data point was recorded at 0845:10, just north of TOA. The airplane flew on a northeast heading, then a northerly heading, before turning back to a northwest heading and finally a northerly heading again, roughly following the coastline. During the final segment of the flight, from 0902:38 to 0903:31, the airplane gradually climbed from an altitude of 2,300 ft mean sea level (msl) to an altitude of 3,025 ft msl before it was lost off radar. The wreckage was located on 45º sloping terrain at an elevation of about 3,000 ft. The airplane remained intact, and the debris field was contained to the main wreckage. The nose section of the airplane displayed aft crushing damage. The undercarriage, as well as the undersides of both wings, sustained upward crush damage. The inboard sections of both wings were partially separated at the root and crushed. Leading edge damage was also observed on both wings. The empennage remained attached to the fuselage but had partially separated. The tail section had minor damage. Flight control continuity was confirmed from the cockpit to each fli
Probable cause
The pilot’s continued flight into marginal visual meteorological conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.
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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.
