# Accident 20150628011099A: Maniscalco GREAT LAKES, Corona, CA, June 28, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2015, 12:15 local time
- Place: Corona, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8222° N, 117.4633° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8222&lon=-117.4633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7LM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7LM-2018-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maniscalco GREAT LAKES (registry code 3910130, https://openairdocs.org/model/maniscalco-great-lakes) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Fairchild 6-440 series (registry code 26003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MANISCALCO GREAT LAKES
- Reported engine: FAIRCHILD 6-440 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 478 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15FA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150628011099A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER REPORTED THAT SHE AND PILOT TOOK OFF FROM CORONA AIRPORT ON A LOCAL SIGHTSEING FLIGHT OVER LAKE MATTHEWS.  HER COUSIN HAD JUST FLOWN WITH THE PILOT PREVIOUSLY FOR ABOUT 25 MINUTES.  AFTER A WHILE, OVER LAKE MATHEWS, SHE FELT THE AIRCRAFT SHUDDER VIOLENTLY.  THE PILOT SAID "OH SORRY, I WON'T LET THAT HAPPEN AGAIN."  ABOUT A MINUTE LATER, THE AIRCRAFT DID IT AGAIN.  SHE SAID THE ENGINE NOISE THEN STOPPED, SHE THINKS THE PROPELLER STOPPED. SHE KNEW THEY WERE FALLING TO THE GROUND.  IT BECAME VERTICAL.  THEY CRASHED INTO A CELL TOWER DISGUISED AS A TREE.  AT THE ACCIDENT SITE, NO SMELL OF FUEL WAS NOTED BY INVESTIGATORS.  NO POST CRASH FIRE WAS NOTED, AND ON MOVEMENT OF THE WRECKAGE, NO FUEL WAS NOTED IN THE FUEL TANK.

## 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 WPR15FA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA200), Jun 28, 2015: Maniscalco Great Lakes (N7LM), Corona, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle-of-attack while maneuvering, which resulted in a stall/spin at too low an altitude to allow…

## Other reports on N7LM (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790822022639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790822022639A), Aug 22, 1979: Amtrgl GREATLAKES (N7LM), Madera, CA, Substantial damage. Ground-looped aircraft on landing roll. Instructor giving dual with no previous time in aircraft.

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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