# Accident 19930502011339A: Cndair F86EMK6, Santa Ana, CA, May 2, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1993, 13:43 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: El Toro Mcas
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6761° N, 117.7310° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at El Toro Marine Corps Air Station, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6761&lon=-117.7310&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3842J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3842J-2017-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Canadair F-86E MK.6 (registry code 1900812, https://openairdocs.org/model/canadair-f-86e-mk-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Orenda 10 (registry code 47906, https://openairdocs.org/engine/orenda-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CNDAIR F86EMK6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,596 total, 47 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930502011339A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK GROUND AT BOTTOM OF LOOP.FACTORS,TOO LOW,LACKED G SUIT.ACCELERATED STALL BOTTOM OF LOOP. IMPAIRED VISION

## 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 LAX93LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA199), May 2, 1993: Canadair F-86E MK.6 (N3842J), Santa Ana, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PLANNING/DECISION CONCERNING PERFORMANCE OF AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE/CLEARANCE ABOVE THE RUNWAY DURING RECOVERY FROM THE MANEUVER. A…

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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