# Accident 20130629011959A: Ayers James E LESS DRAG SPECIAL, Oxnard, CA, June 29, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2013, 12:00 local time
- Place: Oxnard, CA
- Airport: Oxnard
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1881° N, 119.2269° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1881&lon=-119.2269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N130LD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N130LD-2014-08-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayers James E LESS DRAG SPECIAL (registry code 05628L8, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayers-james-e-less-drag-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-D4B5 (registry code 41794, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-d4b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYERS JAMES E LESS DRAG SPECIAL
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-D4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,119 total, 133 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13FA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA298) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130629011959A

## Narrative

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

N130LD DEPARTED OXR RWY 25 JUNE 29, 2013, AT 12:00 PDT AND CRASHED IN A PLOWED FIELD APPROXIMATLY 1 MILE SOUTH WEST OF OXR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY THE IMPACT WITH THE GROUND AND FROM A FIRE RESULTING FROM THE IMPACT. A WITNESS STATED THAT HE OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT MAKING A LEFT TURN, THEN IT BEGAN TO STALL, THE NOSE PITCHED UP, STALLED COMPLETELY, AND FELL OUT OF THE SKY. CRASH SITE SIGNATURE INDICATED A FLAT SPIN STALL INTO TERRAIN.

## 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 WPR13FA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA298), Jun 29, 2013: Ayers Less Drag Special (N130LD), Oxnard, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power after takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation, and the pilot’s…

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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