# Accident 20170629008749A: Urbanczyk Miroslaw RADIO FLYER, Tehachapi, CA, June 29, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2017, 17:37 local time
- Place: Tehachapi, CA
- Airport: Tehachapi Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1350° N, 118.4394° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1350&lon=-118.4394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N385MU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N385MU-2020-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Urbanczyk Miroslaw RADIO FLYER (registry code 05628PC, https://openairdocs.org/model/urbanczyk-miroslaw-radio-flyer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Verner MTR 133MK (registry code 63701, https://openairdocs.org/engine/verner-mtr-133mk) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: URBANCZYK MIROSLAW RADIO FLYER
- Reported engine: VERNER MTR 133MK
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA375) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170629008749A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 29, 2017, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NON FAA CERTIFICATED PILOT, PURCHASED ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT FROM OWNER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^AT TEHACHAPI MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, TEHACHAPI, CA (KTSP). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THAT HE WANTED TO TAKE THE AIRCRAFT ON A TEST FLIGHT. THE CONDITIONS AT KTSP WERE WINDY AND GUSTY AT THE TIME. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^STATED HE TOLD ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THAT HE SHOULD WAIT UNTIL THE WINDS DIE DOWN BEFORE FLYING THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THAT THE CONDITIONS WERE OKAY, AND DEPARTED KTSP DESPITE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WARNINGS, WITH A PASSENGER ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER DEPARTURE IN GUSTY CONDITIONS. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A SUDDEN LEFT TURN, THEN MADE ERRATIC BANKS TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWN, CLIPPED A RESIDENCE, IMPACTED A TREE, SPUN AROUND, AND DROPPED TO THE GROUND. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES; THE PILOT SUSTAINED A MINOR CUT TO HIS RIGHT LEG. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE ACCIDENT PILOT DID NOT HOLD ANY FAA PILOT CERTIFICATE.

## 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 GAA17CA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA375), Jun 30, 2017: Urbanczyk Miroslaw Radio Flyer (N385MU), Tehachapi, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The noncertificated pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from residential buildings and trees in gusting wind conditions.

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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