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FAA accident report · Rhnflu EXTRA300 · Castaic, CA · October 25, 1997

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Date
October 25, 1997 · 17:15 local
Place
Castaic, CA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N69BW
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX98FA022
Reported as
Rhnflu EXTRA300
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
20,000 total300 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days
N69BWRegistration cancelled Apr 24, 2001 · Extra Flugzeugbau EA-300S/N 043Airframe modelExtra Flugzeugbau EA-300

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What happened

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

Hammerhead stall at unsafe altitude observed spiin to ground. AIRMET out for winds. CFI had prior angina indication. (-23) no narrative. (.19) on October 25, 1997, about 1715 hours pacific daylight time, an extra flugzeugbau gmbh, EA-300, N69BW, was destroyed when it collided with terrain near Castaic, California. The commercial licensed flight instructor and the airline transport licensed student pilot were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the aerobatic instructional flight which departed from the van nuys, California. Airport about 1600.

As the FAA filed it

HAMMERHEAD STALL AT UNSAFE ALTITUDE OBSERVED SPIIN TO GROUND. AIRMET OUT FOR WINDS. CFI HAD PRIOR ANGINA INDICATION. (-23) NO NARRATIVE. (.19) ON OCTOBER 25, 1997, ABOUT 1715 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXTRA FLUGZEUGBAU GMBH, EA-300, N69BW, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN NEAR CASTAIC, CALIFORNIA. THE COMMERCIAL LICENSED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT LICENSED STUDENT PILOT WERE FATALLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE AEROBATIC INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WHICH DEPARTED FROM THE VAN NUYS, CALIFORNIA. AIRPORT ABOUT 1600.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX98FA022Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCastaic, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during an aerobatic maneuver.Oct 26, 1997 · Destroyed