# Accident 19991003041069A: Wayne Handley Aerosports GILES G-750, Salinas, CA, October 3, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1999, 13:12 local time
- Place: Salinas, CA
- Airport: Salinas Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6707° N, 121.6103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6707&lon=-121.6103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17HE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17HE-2001-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wayne Handley Aerosports GILES G-750 (registry code 056052C, https://openairdocs.org/model/wayne-handley-aerosports-giles-g-750) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991003041069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N17HE, A GILES MODEL G-750 EXPERIMENTAL/EXHIBITION AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY WAYNE HANDLE AEROSPORTS, INC. OF GREENFIELD, CALIFORNIA WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING THE SALINAS CALIFORNIA AIRSHOW WHILE PERFORMING THE OPENING SEGMENT OF THE AIRSHOW ACT. THE AIRCRAFT REPORTEDLY LOST POWER WHILE PERFORMING AN AERIAL MANEUVER. SEE ATTACHED.

## 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 LAX00LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA003), Oct 3, 1999: Giles G-750 (N17HE), Salinas, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which led to a stall/mush condition.

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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