# Accident 20110929022619A: Poe G L/Poe S Y 540, Chualar, CA, September 29, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2011, 18:50 local time
- Place: Chualar, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5700° N, 121.4399° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5700&lon=-121.4399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42GP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42GP-2018-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Poe G L/Poe S Y 540 (registry code 05602OM, https://openairdocs.org/model/poe-g-l-poe-s-y-540) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: POE G L/POE S Y 540
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 53 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11FA474](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA474) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110929022619A

## Narrative

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

A WITNESS STATED THE AIRCRAFT N42GP WAS FLYING OVER A VINEYARD (36º 35' 09" NORTH 121º 27' 02" WEST) AT LOW ALTITUDE PREFORMING WHAT APPEARED TO BE AEROBATIC MANEUVERS. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A SLIGHTLY NOSE LOW ATTITUDE SKIDDING AND HITTING SEVERAL METAL POLES AND SUPPORT CABLES THAT WERE PART OF THE VINEYARD.  THE AIRCRAFT TUMBLED THOUGHT THE VINEYARD BREAKING INTO NUMEROUS PIECES COVERING AN EIGHT HUNDRED SQUARE FEET AREA.

## 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 WPR11FA474](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA474), Sep 30, 2011: Poe G L/Poe S Y 540 (N42GP), Chualar, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s incapacitation due either to g-induced loss of consciousness alone or in combination with a cardiac arrhythmia. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s use of several medications.

## Other reports on N42GP (1)

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

- [Incident 20040914022719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040914022719I), Sep 14, 2004: Amtr EDGE540 (N42GP), Reno, NV, Minor damage. (-23) Right brake failed during roll-out causing loss of control. Aircraft sustained minor damage to leading edge of wing by striking a post.

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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