# Accident 20050421034299A: Lkheed P3B, Chico, CA, April 21, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2005, 20:05 local time
- Place: Chico, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: AUCG
- Location: 39.9872° N, 121.7867° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9872&lon=-121.7867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N926AU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N926AU-2005-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed P3B (registry code 5260217, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-p3b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison T56A11 series (registry code 03025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-t56a11-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED P3B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05MA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05MA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050421034299A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 21, 2005, ABOUT 2005 DST, N926AU, A LOCKHEED P-3B AIR TANKER IMPACTED THE TERRAIN TWELVE MILES NORTH OF CHICO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED AND  OPERATED BY AERO UNION CORPORATION, CHICO, CALIFORNIA. THE THREE CREW MEMBERS ON BOARD WERE FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE AND IMPACT FORCES. THE TRAINING FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A COMPANY FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED CHICO AIRPORT AT 1838.

## 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 SEA05MA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05MA085), Apr 21, 2005: Lockheed P-3B (N926AU), Chico, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: Terrain clearance was not maintained while maneuvering for undetermined reasons. Mountainous terrain was a factor.

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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