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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Aircraft · Redcrest, CA · May 4, 2017

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Date: May 4, 2017 · 09:45 local
Place: Redcrest, CA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: NONE
Reported engine: Bombardier ROTAX
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Unknown or foreign certificate

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What happened

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Date of event 05/04/2017. FSDO notified 06/21/2017. Upon arriving the following was discovered.

? Witnesses reported hearing a rough running engine prior to takeoff. After climb out and just out eye sight,the PIC attempted to return to (river bed) landing strip when engine cutout.

The aircraft and PIC plunged into the overflowing river adjacent to the landing strip. PIC was located 5/14/2017. Bnh

As the FAA filed it

DATE OF EVENT 05/04/2017. FSDO NOTIFIED 06/21/2017. UPON ARRIVING THE FOLLOWING WAS DISCOVERED.

? WITNESSES REPORTED HEARING A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. AFTER CLIMB OUT AND JUST OUT EYE SIGHT,THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO (RIVER BED) LANDING STRIP WHEN ENGINE CUTOUT.

THE AIRCRAFT AND PIC PLUNGED INTO THE OVERFLOWING RIVER ADJACENT TO THE LANDING STRIP. PIC WAS LOCATED 5/14/2017. BNH