# Accident 20150622012139A: Short Brothers Plc S312 TUCANO T MK1, Ventucopa, CA, June 22, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2015, 09:25 local time
- Place: Ventucopa, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8211° N, 119.4078° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8211&lon=-119.4078&mi=10
- Aircraft: N206PZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N206PZ-2018-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Short Brothers S312 TUCANO T MK1 (registry code 8100527, https://openairdocs.org/model/short-brothers-s312-tucano-t-mk1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Garrett TPE331-12B (registry code 29076, https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tpe331-12b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SHORT BROTHERS PLC S312 TUCANO T MK1
- Reported engine: GARRETT TPE331-12B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 802 total, 69 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15FA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150622012139A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR15FA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA195), Jun 22, 2015: Short Brothers S312 Tucano T MK1 (N206PZ), Maricopa, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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