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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 65-A90 · Byron, CA · July 23, 2016

Date
July 23, 2016 · 19:30 local
Place
Byron, CA
Airport
Byron
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N256TA
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR16LA150
Reported as
Beech 65-A90
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard
15
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,859 total20 in this make and model284 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Pilot lost control during jump operations. Jumpers successfully departed aircraft. Right stabilizer and elevator separated from aircraft while in flight. Pilot landed aircraft without incident. **plt/privacy data omitted POB: 15, injuries: none, damage: substantial (right stab & elevator), 7/24 0230Z

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING JUMP OPERATIONS. JUMPERS SUCCESSFULLY DEPARTED AIRCRAFT. RIGHT STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT WHILE IN FLIGHT. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT. **PLT/^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ POB: 15, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: SUBSTANTIAL (RIGHT STAB & ELEVATOR), 7/24 0230Z

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N256TA · 2

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