# Accident 20040131002809A: Amtr TAILWINDW8, San Pedro, CA, January 31, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 2004
- Place: San Pedro, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7011° N, 118.2742° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7011&lon=-118.2742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N192S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N192S-2005-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tailwind W-8 (registry code 97902G1, https://openairdocs.org/model/tailwind-w-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR TAILWINDW8
- Reported engine: LYC O290*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 25,682 total, 63 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040131002809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT FLY INTO THE WATER IN MORE OR LESS CONTROLLED FLIGHT. THEY STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO THE WATER AT A SHALLOW ANGLE IN WHAT APPEARED TO BE CONTROLLED FLIGHT. THE WRECKAGE SANK IN ABOUT 50 FEET OF WATER. IT WAS RECOVERED THE NEXT DAY. THE PILOT'S BODY WAS RETRIEVED AND SENT TO THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MORGUE FOR AN AUTOPSY. RESULTS ARE PENDING. THE PILOT WAS A RETIRED AIRLINE PILOT WITH OVER 25,000 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VFR SO WEATHER IS NOT BELIEVED TO HAVE CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE FAILED TO ESTABLISH ANY MECHANICAL FAULTS SUCH AS LOSS OF POWER OR PROBLEMS WITH THE FLIGHT CONTROLS.

## 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 LAX04LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA110), Jan 31, 2004: Tailwind W-8 (N192S), San Pedro, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's incapacitation during descent, which resulted in a loss of control and an in-flight collision with water.

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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