20081007850139A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Inizi 600SPORT · Malibu, CA · October 7, 2008

Date: October 7, 2008 · 17:15 local
Place: Malibu, CA
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N454SA
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR09FA005
Reported as: Inizi 600SPORT
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912ULS
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N454SARegistration cancelled Jul 14, 2017 · Iniziative Industriali Italian SKY ARROW 600 SPORTS/N LSA012 · Built 2007 Airframe modelIniziative Industriali Italian SKY ARROW 600 SPORT Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft was on the return leg of an instructional flight from santa monica airport. The surviving pilot privacy data omitted reported there had been no problems with the aircraft and they were about 1000' MSL, offshore and straight and level. The next thing he remembers is being in the water. He believes the instructor pilot privacy data omitted was at the controls at the time of the crash.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE RETURN LEG OF AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT FROM SANTA MONICA AIRPORT. THE SURVIVING PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED THERE HAD BEEN NO PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT AND THEY WERE ABOUT 1000' MSL, OFFSHORE AND STRAIGHT AND LEVEL. THE NEXT THING HE REMEMBERS IS BEING IN THE WATER. HE BELIEVES THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS AT THE CONTROLS AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR09FA005Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMalibu, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a low-altitude maneuver. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to perform a maneuver at a low altitude that was insufficient to allow him to recover from the loss of control. Contributing…Oct 8, 2008 · Substantial damage