Paul Berkovitz VANS RV-10 accident near Simi Valley, CA
On May 3, 2025, a Paul Berkovitz VANS RV-10 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Simi Valley, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 3, 2025
- Place
- Simi Valley, CA
- Aircraft
- Paul Berkovitz VANS RV-10 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.238°N, 118.802°W
- NTSB ID
- 20250503200098
NTSB summary
On May 3, 2025, about 1350 Pacific daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Van’s RV-10, N626PB, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Simi Valley, California. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The airplane departed General Wm J. Fox Airfield (WJF), Lancaster, California about 1319, on an instrument flight rules flight plan with an intended destination of Camarillo Airport (CMA), Camarillo, California. Recorded communication between the pilot and Southern California Approach Control revealed that about 1335, the pilot was instructed by the controller to proceed direct SESPE (initial approach fix for the RNAV-Z runway 26 instrument approach) and join final. At about 1343, the controller instructed the pilot to descend to 4,000 ft mean sea level (msl) and to contact Point Mugu Approach. Preliminary ADS-B data showed that at 1343:50 the airplane crossed SESPE at an altitude of about 5,000 ft msl, before a left turn to a southerly heading was made. The airplane continued a southerly heading while descending to 4,195 ft msl at 1345:33. Shortly after, multiple heading deviations to the right and left were observed throughout the following 1 minute, 5 seconds. At 1346:49, the data showed the airplane began a right turn, while about 1-mile north of JUREX (the RNAV-Z runway 26 intermediate fix) at an altitude of 3,750 ft msl. The airplane continued a right descending turn when ADS-B contact was lost at 1347:02. ADS-B contact was reestablished at 1347:21, with
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