# Accident 20161226019439A: Petrus David Wayne S-90, Fresno, CA, December 26, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 2016, 13:19 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8444° N, 119.8708° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8444&lon=-119.8708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N176PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N176PA-2017-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Petrus David Wayne S-90 (registry code 05616IG, https://openairdocs.org/model/petrus-david-wayne-s-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-K1E5D (registry code 41670, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-k1e5d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PETRUS DAVID WAYNE S-90
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-K1E5D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 212 total, 30 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161226019439A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT N176PA DEPARTED RUNWAY 13 AT E79 TO THE NORTH. PERFORMED A HIGH PERFORMANCE TAKE-OFF AND STEEP CLIMB, THEN ROLLED TO THE RIGHT, PULLED POWER, TRIED TO RECOVER  THEN INCREASED POWER TO RECOVER AND IMPACTED THE SHALLOW WATER EMBANKMENT IN THE LAKE ABOUT 200 YARDS N.E. OF RUNWAY 30. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT AND PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 WPR17FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA041), Dec 26, 2016: Petrus David Wayne S90 (N176PA), Fresno, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's abnormally steep takeoff climb followed by a loss of control and rapid descent to ground impact, for undetermined reasons.

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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