# Accident 20120408006209A: Extra Flugzeugbau Gmbh EA-300, Salinas, CA, April 8, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2012, 06:59 local time
- Place: Salinas, CA
- Airport: Salinas
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6664° N, 121.5536° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6664&lon=-121.5536&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45R-2012-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Extra Flugzeugbau EA-300 (registry code 70218DI, https://openairdocs.org/model/extra-flugzeugbau-ea-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series (registry code 41568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EXTRA FLUGZEUGBAU GMBH EA-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12FA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120408006209A

## Narrative

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

EYE WITNESS, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL AND HAD EXECUTED TWO ROLLS.  ON THE THIRD ROLL THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED IN THE INVERTED POSITION, NOSED OVER AND INPACTED THE GROUND AT APPROXIMATELY A (45) DEGREE ANGLE.

## 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 WPR12FA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA155), Apr 8, 2012: Extra Flugzeugbau EA-300 (N45R), Salinas, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A loose portable XM-GPS antenna that migrated to the tail section of the airplane and jammed the elevator bell crank. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to account for the cockpit…

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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