# Accident 20070303002379A: Mallia MALLIANRKTII, Arvin, CA, March 3, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 2007, 09:30 local time
- Place: Arvin, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2233° N, 118.8419° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2233&lon=-118.8419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N789JM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N789JM-2014-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mallian Jasbir MALLIAN ROCKET II (registry code 05622KS, https://openairdocs.org/model/mallian-jasbir-mallian-rocket-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41585, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MALLIA MALLIANRKTII
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total, 300 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070303002379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS EXPERIMENTAL "HARMON ROCKET" CRASHED IN A VINEYARD NEAR ARVIN, CA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES. SINCE THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO INVESTIGATE ANY PROBABLE CAUSE FOR THE ACCIDENT, SPECULATION WOULD BE THE CASE AND NOT THE FACTS. IT IS KNOWN BY RADAR DATA THAT THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS IN FRONT OF A FLIGHT OF FOUR OTHER AIRCRAFT. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, BAKERSFIELD TOWER SHOWED ON THEIR RADAR THAT THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS AT AN ALTITUDE OF 4,900' MSL WITH A GROUND SPEED OF 250 KNOTS. JUST A MOMENT LATER, THE RADAR SHOWED AN ALTITUDE OF 2,800' MSL AND DISAPPEARED FROM THE RADAR. SOME PILOTS HAD REPORTED MODERATE TURBULENCE WAS ENCOUNTERED OVER THE TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS, WHICH ARE EAST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND BETWEEN 60 & 90 DEGREE ANGLE WITH AN INCREASE OF ENGINE POWER. THE SPECULATION IS THE PILOT WAS INCAPACITATED DUE TO HITTING HIS HEAD FROM THE TURBULENCE AND LOSING CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT'S LAST MEDICAL WAS ISSUED BY THE FAA ON 07/21/2006.

## 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 LAX07LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA099), Mar 3, 2007: Mallian Rocket II (N789JM), Arvin, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Loss of control during cruise for undetermined reasons.

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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