# Accident 20170504009739A: Redcrest, CA, May 4, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2017, 09:45 local time
- Place: Redcrest, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3988° N, 123.9474° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Redcrest, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3988&lon=-123.9474&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170504009739A

## Narrative

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

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

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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