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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Short Brothers S312 TUCANO T MK1 · Ventucopa, CA · June 22, 2015

Date: June 22, 2015 · 09:25 local
Place: Ventucopa, CA
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N206PZ
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR15FA195
Reported as: Short Brothers S312 Tucano T MK1
Reported engine: Garrett TPE331-12B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 802 total69 in this make and model

N206PZRegistration cancelled Feb 27, 2018 · Short Brothers S312 TUCANO T MK1S/N T31 · Built 1989 Airframe modelShort Brothers S312 TUCANO T MK1 Engine modelGarrett TPE331-12BTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Pilot was out practicing manuevers when contact was lost. Airplane impacted terrain for unknown reason. Pilot was fatally injured and aircraft was destroyed. Initial indication suggest right wing low impact at high speed. Maintenance records indicate pilot flew aircraft in previous 90 days but the flights were not indicated in a pilot record.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS OUT PRACTICING MANUEVERS WHEN CONTACT WAS LOST. AIRPLANE IMPACTED TERRAIN FOR UNKNOWN REASON. PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. INITIAL INDICATION SUGGEST RIGHT WING LOW IMPACT AT HIGH SPEED. MAINTENANCE RECORDS INDICATE PILOT FLEW AIRCRAFT IN PREVIOUS 90 DAYS BUT THE FLIGHTS WERE NOT INDICATED IN A PILOT RECORD.

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 WPR15FA195Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMaricopa, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain during low-level airwork, which resulted in uncontrolled collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment from the combined effects of butalbital and codeine.Jun 22, 2015 · Destroyed