# Accident 20150414005349A: Hansen Robert C PITTS S2E, Lebec, CA, April 14, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2015, 08:10 local time
- Place: Lebec, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8767° N, 118.8294° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8767&lon=-118.8294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75BH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75BH-2018-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hansen Robert C PITTS S2E (registry code 72217C1, https://openairdocs.org/model/hansen-robert-c-pitts-s2e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HANSEN ROBERT C PITTS S2E
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 8,200 total, 6 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150414005349A

## Narrative

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

N75BH DEPARTED BAKERSFIELD MEADOWS FIELD (BFI) AT 0749 PDT. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED IN A SMALL MEADOW, AT APPROXIMATELY 4,000 FEET MSL ON THE GORMAN VORTAC (GMN) 005 RADIAL AT 4.2 NM. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF A SMALL RIDGE, AND CONTINUED ON A 090 HEADING FOR APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED.  THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 WPR15FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA147), Apr 14, 2015: Robert C. Hanson Pitts S2E (N75BH), Lebec, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his failure to maintain sufficient clearance from rising terrain.

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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