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FAA accident report · Cessna 411 · Corona, CA · May 4, 2003

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Date
May 4, 2003 · 14:52 local
Place
Corona, CA
Airport
Corona Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1133S
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX03FA147
Reported as
Cessna 411
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
4,899 total169 in this make and model
N1133SRegistration cancelled May 18, 2015 · Cessna 411S/N 411-0202 · Built 1966Airframe modelCessna 411Engine modelContinental GTSIO-520-CReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On may 4, 2003, at 1453 daylight time, a Cessna 411, N1133S, lost control and collided with terrain approximately 2 miles east of Corona Municipal Airport, Corona, California. The pilot-owner was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The commercial pilot, who was the sole occupant, received fatal injuries. The airplane was destroyed. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight originated at Corona airport around 1430, and was en route to santa monica, California. The pilot reported to air traffic control (ATC) that he had an engine failure, and was going to return to Corona. The airplane flew over several witnesses who were within 1/2 mile of the accident site. The witnesses reported that they observed the airplane flying "very low". The airplen was heading toward the Corona airport. The witnesses said that the "wings wobbled then he dove straight down." The wreckage was immediately located by police and fire-rescue crew who extinguished a fire on the right side of the airplane.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 4, 2003, AT 1453 DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 411, N1133S, LOST CONTROL AND COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES EAST OF CORONA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CORONA, CALIFORNIA. THE PILOT-OWNER WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CORONA AIRPORT AROUND 1430, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA. THE PILOT REPORTED TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) THAT HE HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE, AND WAS GOING TO RETURN TO CORONA. THE AIRPLANE FLEW OVER SEVERAL WITNESSES WHO WERE WITHIN 1/2 MILE OF THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THEY OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE FLYING "VERY LOW". THE AIRPLEN WAS HEADING TOWARD THE CORONA AIRPORT. THE WITNESSES SAID THAT THE "WINGS WOBBLED THEN HE DOVE STRAIGHT DOWN." THE WRECKAGE WAS IMMEDIATELY LOCATED BY POLICE AND FIRE-RESCUE CREW WHO EXTINGUISHED A FIRE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE.

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 LAX03FA147Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCorona, CAThe failure of the pilot to properly configure the airplane for a one engine inoperative condition (including his failure to feather the propeller of the affected engine, retract the landing gear, and maintain minimum single engine speed). Factors related to…May 4, 2003 · Destroyed

Other reports on N1133S · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19981205044689ITakeoff Ground Roll · Riverside, CAThe abovementioned aricraft N1133S, sustained minor damage when the nose landing gear collapsed. This incident occured during the beginning stages of take off roll, approximately 800 feet from the end of runway. During a telephone interview with Mr. Loomis,…Dec 5, 1998 · Minor damage