# Accident 20070330004209A: Tmpson NAVIONA, Los Banos, CA, March 30, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2007, 01:44 local time
- Place: Los Banos, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2186° N, 120.8844° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2186&lon=-120.8844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4369K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4369K-2010-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION A (registry code 6150162, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVIONA
- Reported engine: CONT IO550G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070330004209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 03/30/2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 0144 HOURS PDT, A RYAN NAVION-A, N4369K, EXPERIENCED AN IN-FLIGHT BREAKUP NEAR LOS BANOS, CA. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES; THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM LOS BANOS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (LSN) AT ABOUT 0124 HOURS PDT WITH AN UNKNOWN DESTINATION. NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. ON 03/30/2007, THE FAA ISSUED AN ALERT NOTIFICATION (ALNOT) AFTER BEING INFORMED BY FAMILY MEMBERS THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS MISSING AND OVERDUE. BOTH CIVIL AIR PATROL AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES WERE NOTIFIED. THE AIRPLANE WRECKAGE WAS DISCOVERED AT APPROXIMATELY 1930 HOURS PDT. PRIOR TO DISCOVERY OF THE MISSING AIRPLANE, DETECTIVES FROM THE LOS BANOS POLICE DEPARTMENT INTERVIEWED FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF THE PILOT AND PASSENGER. DURING THE COURSE OF THE INTERVIEWS, DETECTIVES DETERMINED THAT BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER HAD EACH CONSUMED BETWEEN 8 TO 19 BEERS BETWEEN 1800 AND 2400 HOURS PDT ON 03/29/2007. PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT AND PASSENGER HAD DEPARTED FROM A LOCAL BAR IN LOS BANOS, CA WHERE PATRONS HAD OVERHEARD DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THEM ABOUT DOING SOME "CRAZY" AEROBATICS.

## 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 LAX07LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA118), Mar 30, 2007: Ryan Navion A (N4369K), Los Banos, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's intentional performance of aerobatic maneuvers that exceeded the design stress limits of the airplane structure. Also causal was the pilot's impairment due to the effects of 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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