# Accident 19920215002959A: Mudry CAP10B, Santa Paula, CA, February 15, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1992, 12:00 local time
- Place: Santa Paula, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3106° N, 118.8708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3106&lon=-118.8708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64ND, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64ND-2012-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Avions Mudry ET Cie CAP 10B (registry code 0950102, https://openairdocs.org/model/avions-mudry-et-cie-cap-10b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MUDRY CAP10B
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360B2F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 21 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920215002959A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX92LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA118), Feb 15, 1992: Avions Mudry CAP-10B (N64ND), Santa Paula, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE AIRPLANES'S LEFT WING SPAR DUE TO STRESS OVERLOADING CAUSED BY PRE-EXISTING COMPRESSION FAILURES IN THE LAMINATE.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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