# Accident 20170423003799A: Appleby NIEUPORT 28, Paso Robles, CA, April 23, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2017, 09:55 local time
- Place: Paso Robles, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6692° N, 120.5486° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6692&lon=-120.5486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6190, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6190-2019-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Appleby NIEUPORT 28 (registry code 0564008, https://openairdocs.org/model/appleby-nieuport-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: APPLEBY NIEUPORT 28
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170423003799A

## Narrative

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

WHILE IN THE PATTERN ON DOWNWIND LEG, AIRCRAFT NOSEDIVED INTO THE GROUND.

## 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 WPR17FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA089), Apr 23, 2017: Appleby Nieuport 28 (N6190), Paso Robles, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of unknown personnel to properly safety an elevator control cable turnbuckle, which disconnected in flight resulting in loss of pitch control. Contributing to the accident was the…

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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