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FAA accident report · Moore Joseph O VARIEZE · Santa Paula, CA · May 28, 2016

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Date
May 28, 2016 · 15:17 local
Place
Santa Paula, CA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N80681
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR16FA118
Reported as
Moore Joseph O Varieze
Reported engine
Continental O-200A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total
N80681Registration cancelled Sep 6, 2019 · Moore Joseph O VARIEZES/N 1424 · Built 1980Airframe modelMoore Joseph O VARIEZEEngine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Accident pilot reported over multi-com that the accident aircraft engine had quit. During descent to emergency landing, aircraft struck power lines, and impacted ground/orchard, 4.39 NM west/southwest of Santa Paula airport (kszp), Santa Paula, California. Aircraft destroyed by impact and post-impact fire.

As the FAA filed it

ACCIDENT PILOT REPORTED OVER MULTI-COM THAT THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT ENGINE HAD QUIT. DURING DESCENT TO EMERGENCY LANDING, AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER LINES, AND IMPACTED GROUND/ORCHARD, 4.39 NM WEST/SOUTHWEST OF SANTA PAULA AIRPORT (KSZP), SANTA PAULA, CALIFORNIA. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED BY IMPACT AND POST-IMPACT FIRE.

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 WPR16FA118Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportSanta Paula, CAA total loss of engine power due to fatigue failure of the camshaft drive gear teeth.May 28, 2016 · Destroyed