# Accident 20031102036539A: Cndair T33, Canyon Country, CA, November 2, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2003, 15:55 local time
- Place: Canyon Country, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3667° N, 118.5000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3667&lon=-118.5000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99192, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99192-2017-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Canadair T-33 (registry code 1901204, https://openairdocs.org/model/canadair-t-33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce NENE (registry code 54542, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-nene) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CNDAIR T33
- Reported engine: RROYCE NENE*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,399 total, 259 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031102036539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT IMPACTED INTO MOBILE HOME PARK IN A NEAR VERTICAL WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED/MELTED BEYOND RECOGNITION DUE TO HIGH ENERGY IMPACT AND POST IMPACT FIRE. JET FUEL WAS PRESENT ON THE GROUND, PHOTOS TAKEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER IMPACT SHOW THE FIRE TO BE VERY LARGE CONSUMING THE AIRCRAFT, TWO MOBILE HOMES AND TWO CARS. DUE TO THE SEVERE DESTRUCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO VERIFY FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY. THE NOSE SECTION AND COCKPITS FROM THE WING LEADING EDGES FORWARD WERE UP TO 6' UNDER ORIGINAL IMPACT GROUND LEVEL, ALL COCKPIT INSTRUMENTS WERE TOTALLY DESTROYED. ONLY SMALL PIECES OF WRECKAGE WERE SCATTERED THROUGH THE MOBILE HOME PARK WITH A MAXIMUM FALL OUT AREA OF 75 YARDS. ONLY A SMALL PORTION OF THE AFT TAIL SECTION WAS RECOGNIZABLE. THE ENGINE WAS GENERALLY IN ONE PIECE WITH THE FRONT COMPRESSOR HOUSING AND MOST OF THE ACCESSORIES BROKEN OFF. POST ACCIDENT SITE ENGINE TEAR DOWN WITH THE NTSB, FAA, AND ENGINE MANUFACTURER FOUND THE INTER-CONNECT SHAFT FROM THE COMPRESSOR TO THE TURBINE SECTION SEVERELY TWISTED, INDICATING THE ENGINE WAS TURNING AND PRODUCING POWER UPON IMPACT. ALL THE WITNESSES THAT SAW THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO IMPACT STATED THAT THE FIRST THING THAT DREW THEIR ATTENTION TO THE AIRCRAFT WHILE IN FLIGHT WAS THE LOUD JET ENGINE NOISE. ALL WITNESSES INDICATED THAT JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT, IT WAS VERY LOW AND "WALLOWING THROUGH THE AIR" THEN IT "ROLLED UPSIDE DOWN, AND NOSE DIVED INTO THE GROUND" MAKING THE LOUD NOISE ALL THE WAY TO IMPACT."

## 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 LAX04LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA034), Nov 2, 2003: Canadair T33 (N99192), Santa Clarita, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from terrain during low altitude maneuvers.

## Other reports on N99192 (1)

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

- [Incident 19950821035859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950821035859I), Aug 21, 1995: Lkheed T33 (N99192), Cut Bank, MT, Minor damage. Normal rotation. Raised gear but settled to rwy. Skidded onto grass. Lifted off. Tip tanks ruptured. Landed gear up

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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