# Accident 20051128030419A: Tmpson NAVIONG, Holtville, CA, November 28, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 2005, 17:00 local time
- Place: Holtville, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7978° N, 115.5106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7978&lon=-115.5106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2455T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2455T-2012-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Navion NAVION G (registry code 6150120, https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVIONG
- Reported engine: CONT IO470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051128030419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 28, 2005, ABOUT 1700 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A NAVION G, N2455T, COLLIDED WITH A TREE AND TRANSMISSION WIRES WHILE PERFORMING A LOW PASS MANEUVER IN IMPERIAL, CALIFORNIA. THE PILOT WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS 14 CFR 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES; THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM DOUTHITT STRIP, EL CENTRO, CALIFORNIA, BETWEEN 1530 AND 1600. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT BEEN FILED. DURING INTERVIEWS, WITNESSES STATED THAT THEY WERE ATTENDING A BARBEQUE LOCATED IN THE YARD OF A RESIDENCE. THEY REPORTED SEEING THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE MAKE SEVERAL LOW-ALTITUDE PASSES JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. ON THE FINAL PASS, THE WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE FLYING FROM A WESTERLY DIRECTION IN A SLIGHT RIGHT BANK (LEFT WING HIGH). THE LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH A TREE LOCATED NEAR THE BARBEQUE GRILL. AFTER THE INITIAL IMPACT, PIECES OF THE WING FELL TO THE GROUND. THE REMAINING SKIN ON THE LEFT WING BEGAN TO SHED AS THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION. THE AIRPLANE THEN FLEW INTO TRANSMISSION WIRES, IMPACTED THE SOFT TERRAIN, AND FLIPPED INVERTED.

## 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 LAX06FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA049), Nov 29, 2005: Navion G (N2455T), Imperial, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a tree and transmission wires while performing a low altitude maneuver. Also causal was the pilot's impaired judgment and performance due to alcohol…

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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