# Accident 20080820845559A: Socata RALLYE235E, San Martin, CA, August 20, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2008, 18:03 local time
- Place: San Martin, CA
- Airport: South County Airport Of Santa Cla
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0667° N, 121.5833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0667&lon=-121.5833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711BZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711BZ-2009-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S.O.C.A.T.A. RALLYE 235E (registry code 8400135, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-o-c-a-t-a-rallye-235e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA RALLYE235E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA272) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080820845559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING APPROACH ON FINAL LEG, WITNESSES STATE THE AIRCRAFT SLOWLY TURNED RIGHT, 90 DEGREES TO THE RUNWAY HEADING, FLEW ACROSS CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY 101 DESCENDING.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL TRUCK SCALES, MOSTLY LEVEL, WITH THE RIGHT WING AND NOSE SLIGHTLY DOWN.  THREE PROPELLER STRIKES WERE FOUND INDICATING THE ENGINE WAS UNDER POWER.  THE CENTER FUSELAGE IMPACTED IN LANE 2, OF A 3 LANE SCALE, AND BOUNCED SHALLOWLY INTO THE BUILDING.  THE ENGINE AND AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE BUILDING ABOUT 6 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT.  THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE, ALL BUT THE TAIL SECTION AND RIGHT HAND FLAP WAS DESTROYED BY POST IMPACT FIRE.

## 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 LAX08LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA272), Aug 21, 2008: Socata Rallye 235E (N711BZ), San Martin, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's incapacitation due to severe unrecognized coronary artery disease that resulted in a loss of aircraft control.

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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