Jahnke Lionel G GLASAIR III accident near Big Bear City, CA
On November 21, 2021, a Jahnke Lionel G GLASAIR III (airplane) was involved in an accident near Big Bear City, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 21, 2021
- Place
- Big Bear City, CA
- Aircraft
- Jahnke Lionel G GLASAIR III · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.123°N, 116.936°W
- NTSB ID
- 20211121104283
Official records · WPR22FA044
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn November 20, 2021, about 1656 Pacific standard time, an experimental, amateur-built Glasair III, N291KT, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Big Bear City, California. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. A friend of the pilot reported that the pilot commuted to work in the accident airplane between Los Angeles, California, and Phoenix, Arizona, about twice per week. Review of ADS-B data revealed that the airplane departed Camarillo Airport (CMA), Camarillo, California, on the night of the accident. The airplane climbed to an altitude between about 9,500 to 9,600 ft msl on a heading of about 095°. The last 5 minutes of data showed relatively constant parameters in the airplane’s airspeed, altitude, and heading. The last data point indicated that the airplane’s heading was about 095°, and the groundspeed was about 219 knots. The pilot was reported missing the following day, and a search for the airplane was initiated. The wreckage was subsequently located on a mountainside at an elevation about 9,720 ft msl, near the summit of San Bernardino Peak. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONThe pilot held an airline transport pilot certificate with a rating for airplane multiengine land, and commercial privileges for airplane single-engine land. His most recent Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) first-class airman medical certificate was issued on October 21, 2021, without limitations. On the application for that certificate, the pilot reported 18,000 total hours of flig
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from mountainous terrain for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information, 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.
