Cessna 336 accident near Porterville, CA
On June 18, 2022, a Cessna 336 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Porterville, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 18, 2022
- Place
- Porterville, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 336 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.007°N, 119.040°W
- NTSB ID
- 20220619105275
Official records · WPR22FA216
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn June 18, 2022, about 1454 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 336, N3835U, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Porterville, California. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations part 91 personal flight. A pilot monitoring the airport common traffic advisory frequency reported that they heard a radio transmission from the accident pilot, who stated that he was south of Porterville Municipal Airport (PTV) and had lost “almost all pitch control.” The witness recalled that the accident pilot was relayed a frequency to air traffic control and the accident pilot later stated that he was “pretty sure I’ll be able to land at Porterville Airport.” No further radio communication from the accident pilot was heard. A witness located near the accident site reported that he initially heard the airplane approaching his location with the engines at a high rpm. The witness subsequently observed the airplane descending in a wings-level, approximate 45° or steeper nose down-attitude. As the airplane was about 60 ft above ground level, engine power was reduced, and the airplane continued to descend into the ground at the same nose-down angle. The witness added that the pilot did not appear to try to recover from the descent. Recorded ADS-B data, depicted in figure 1, showed the airplane in a left climbing turn shortly after takeoff from runway 30 at Porterville Municipal Airport (PTV). The airplane climbed to about 825 ft msl on a southeasterly heading. About 1 minute and 7 seconds later, the airplane e
Probable cause
Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly secure the elevator control assembly hardware, which resulted in an in-flight disconnection of the elevator and elevator counterweight and the pilot’s inability to maintain pitch control.
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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.
