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FAA accident report · Bushms BUSHMSTR2000 · Fullerton, CA · September 25, 2004

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Date
September 25, 2004 · 13:23 local
Place
Fullerton, CA
Airport
Fullerton Municipal
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N750RW
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX04FA330
Reported as
Bushms BUSHMSTR2000
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,445 total47 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days
N750RWRegistration cancelled Jun 15, 2017 · Bushmaster 2000S/N 2 · Built 1985Airframe modelBushmaster 2000Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Mr. Jay yoshinaga, pilot and privacy data omitted, mechanic, were departing runway 24 at ful when the aircraft made a left turn departing the runway and crossing taxiway 3 at a 90 degree angle. The aircraft became airborne to avoid the large crowd of people which were on the parking ramp for the ful airport appreciation day. After lift-off the aircraft went into a hard left turn and bank to avoid hitting the ATCT and subsequently crashed on commonwealth avenue. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot and mechanic were seriously injured from the crash and fire. Two passengers in a vehicle heading west on commonwealth received minor injuries caused when the left wing of the aircraft struck the front portion of their vehicle. The on scene investigation noted a tie down strap was attached to the lower portion of the rudder and a large s hook was attached to the left elevator inboard hinge attach point. The separated end of this strap appeared to have been attached to this s hook. The strap was used as a homemade gust lock.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. JAY YOSHINAGA, PILOT AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, MECHANIC, WERE DEPARTING RUNWAY 24 AT FUL WHEN THE AIRCRAFT MADE A LEFT TURN DEPARTING THE RUNWAY AND CROSSING TAXIWAY 3 AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE TO AVOID THE LARGE CROWD OF PEOPLE WHICH WERE ON THE PARKING RAMP FOR THE FUL AIRPORT APPRECIATION DAY. AFTER LIFT-OFF THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A HARD LEFT TURN AND BANK TO AVOID HITTING THE ATCT AND SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED ON COMMONWEALTH AVENUE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT AND MECHANIC WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED FROM THE CRASH AND FIRE. TWO PASSENGERS IN A VEHICLE HEADING WEST ON COMMONWEALTH RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES CAUSED WHEN THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE FRONT PORTION OF THEIR VEHICLE. THE ON SCENE INVESTIGATION NOTED A TIE DOWN STRAP WAS ATTACHED TO THE LOWER PORTION OF THE RUDDER AND A LARGE S HOOK WAS ATTACHED TO THE LEFT ELEVATOR INBOARD HINGE ATTACH POINT. THE SEPARATED END OF THIS STRAP APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN ATTACHED TO THIS S HOOK. THE STRAP WAS USED AS A HOMEMADE GUST LOCK.

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 LAX04FA330Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportFullerton, CAthe inadequate preflight inspection by the pilot-in-command, where the pilot failed to remove the makeshift gust lock attached to the rudder and left elevator of the airplane. As a result, the airplane veered off the runway surface during the takeoff roll,…Sep 25, 2004 · Destroyed