# Accident 20190422008259A: Northrop/Air Museum N9M, Norco, CA, April 22, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2019, 12:10 local time
- Place: Norco, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9294° N, 117.5753° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9294&lon=-117.5753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9MB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9MB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Northrop/Air Museum N9M (registry code 6458006, https://openairdocs.org/model/northrop-air-museum-n9m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTHROP/AIR MUSEUM N9M
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN XO-540-7
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 20,029 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190422008259A

## Narrative

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

MULTIPLE WITNESSES LOCATED NEAR THE ACCIDENT SITE REPORTED OBSERVING THE AIRPLANE FLYING ON A NORTH EASTERN HEADING AT A LOW ALTITUDE WHEN IT PERFORMED A "BARREL ROLL." SEVERAL WITNESSES REPORTED THAT AFTER THE MANEUVER, THE AIRPLANE "WOBBLED[FROM] SIDE TO SIDE" BEFORE THE AIRPLANE'S CANOPY SEPARATED. SHORTLY AFTER, THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A STEEP RIGHT TURN, AND DESCENDED INTO THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. THIS REPORT TO BE AMENDED AT A LATER DATE.

## 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 WPR19FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA118), Apr 22, 2019: Northrop N9M (N9MB), Norco, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N9MB (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20160821013979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160821013979I), Aug 21, 2016: Northrop/Air Museum N9M (N9MB), Chino, CA, Minor damage. After normal landing and during rollout, the aircraft felt as if it hit a bump, the nose of the aircraft lowered and a loud metal dragging sound could be…
- [Incident 20040422009909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040422009909I), Apr 22, 2004: Nortrp N9MB (N9MB), Chino, CA. (-23) N9MB, the northrop flying wing, reported a rough running engine prior to landing at Chino, CA without further incident at 221326PDT.

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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