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FAA accident report · Extra EA-300 · Santa Barbara, CA · April 19, 2009

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Date
April 19, 2009 · 17:25 local
Place
Santa Barbara, CA
Airport
Santa Barbara Municipal
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N101PK
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR09LA203
Reported as
Extra EA300
Reported engine
Lycoming AEIO540L1B5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N101PKRegistration cancelled May 28, 2010 · Extra Flugzeugbau EA-300S/N 051 · Built 1994Airframe modelExtra Flugzeugbau EA-300Engine modelLycoming AEIO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On April 19, 2009, N101PK an Extra EA-300 was performing aerobatic maneuvers two miles off shore of el capitain state beach. At 1725 PST. N101PK was lost off the Santa Barbara approach radar. A witness reproted seeing an aircraft diving into the ocean at 1745 PST. A search was initiated by the Santa Barbara sheriff's department helicopter. Small splintered panels and an oil slick was the only items noted at the impact point. The us coast guard dispatched a boat that performed a search of the impact area until 2330 hours. N101PK had sunk in waters 250 feet deep. The only eye witness to the event was a privacy data omitted privacy data omitted was sitting on his deck watching N101PK perform aerobatics, when it appeared that the aircraft had completed the routine and was decending to a lower altitude. N101PK was diving at a 45 degree angle, wings level toward the ocean impacting the water. Upon inspection of the aircraft maintenance records it was noted that 101PK had over flown it's annual inspection that was due on March 28, 2009.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 19, 2009, N101PK AN EXTRA EA-300 WAS PERFORMING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS TWO MILES OFF SHORE OF EL CAPITAIN STATE BEACH. AT 1725 PST. N101PK WAS LOST OFF THE SANTA BARBARA APPROACH RADAR. A WITNESS REPROTED SEEING AN AIRCRAFT DIVING INTO THE OCEAN AT 1745 PST. A SEARCH WAS INITIATED BY THE SANTA BARBARA SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HELICOPTER. SMALL SPLINTERED PANELS AND AN OIL SLICK WAS THE ONLY ITEMS NOTED AT THE IMPACT POINT. THE US COAST GUARD DISPATCHED A BOAT THAT PERFORMED A SEARCH OF THE IMPACT AREA UNTIL 2330 HOURS. N101PK HAD SUNK IN WATERS 250 FEET DEEP. THE ONLY EYE WITNESS TO THE EVENT WAS A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS SITTING ON HIS DECK WATCHING N101PK PERFORM AEROBATICS, WHEN IT APPEARED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD COMPLETED THE ROUTINE AND WAS DECENDING TO A LOWER ALTITUDE. N101PK WAS DIVING AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE, WINGS LEVEL TOWARD THE OCEAN IMPACTING THE WATER. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS IT WAS NOTED THAT 101PK HAD OVER FLOWN IT'S ANNUAL INSPECTION THAT WAS DUE ON MARCH 28, 2009.

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 WPR09LA203Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportSanta Barbara, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance with terrain for undetermined reasons while performing aerobatics.Apr 20, 2009 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N101PK · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19971227041409ILevel Off Touchdown · Santa Barbara, CAUnlatched canopy opens on takeoff. Aircraft landed hard. Canopy departs aircraft. Damage to tail wheel and rudder.Dec 27, 1997 · Minor damage