# Accident 20160701011139A: Rochlin Paul Jr RANS S6ES, Bridgeport, CA, July 1, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2016, 09:30 local time
- Place: Bridgeport, CA
- Airport: Bridgeport, Ca
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2897° N, 119.2078° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2897&lon=-119.2078&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2181K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2181K-2020-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rochlin Paul JR RANS S6ES (registry code 05624ZM, https://openairdocs.org/model/rochlin-paul-jr-rans-s6es) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCHLIN PAUL JR RANS S6ES
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 250 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160701011139A

## Narrative

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

WHILE MANUEVERING OVER PARENT'S HOME IN BRIDGEPORT CALIFORNIA, AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT.  PILOT REPORTED TURNING TO HIGHER TERRAIN RATHER THAN TOWARDS LOWER TERRAIN.  PILOT REPORTED SEEING THE GROUND COMMING UP THEN NOTHING UNTIL FIRST RESPONDERS REMOVED HIM FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR16LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA136), Jul 1, 2016: Rans S6 (N2181K), Bridgeport, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering and his improper decision to maneuver low over a home, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at too low of an…

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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