19920215002959A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mudry CAP 10B · Santa Paula, CA · February 15, 1992

Date
February 15, 1992 · 12:00 local
Place
Santa Paula, CA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N64ND
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX92LA118
Reported as
Mudry CAP10B
Reported engine
Lycoming AEIO360B2F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
20,000 total21 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Wing spar failed on initial sharp pullup for a loop. Pilot bailed out safely. Spar weakened by prior overstress.

As the FAA filed it

WING SPAR FAILED ON INITIAL SHARP PULLUP FOR A LOOP. PILOT BAILED OUT SAFELY. SPAR WEAKENED BY PRIOR OVERSTRESS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.