What happened
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6/15/19 - Iic notified of accident at 1630. Iic on-scene with NTSB at 1700. Iic photographs the aircraft.
6/17/19 - Iic contacts south bay aviation, inc., torrance airport (ktoa), torrance, CA, refueling operations and acquired fueling data for aircraft. Contacts FAA ATC for radar/voice data.
6/18/19 - Iic receives and reviews radar data and acquires/reviews weather data. Iic meets NTSB at site to remove and inspect the aircraft.
Statement of case
On 06/15/2019, at 0844 PDT, the accident aircraft, N269AG, an amateur-built, experimental CJ-9A, departed zamperini field airport, ktoa, torrance CA, en-route to columbia airport, columbia, CA, under VFR. The aircraft crashed 2 miles north of Porter Ranch, CA, (34.3160625, -118.5733269) at 0903 PDT.
METAR data from van nuys airport, burbank airport, and whitman airport shows a ceiling at 1,000 to 1,300 feet. Accident pilot operated N269AG at 2,000-2,100 feet until 70 seconds before impact, at which time he climbed 1,000 feet, turned 18 degrees east, and decelerated from 143KTS to 107 KTS. At the time of impact, N269AG was traveling 116KTS and impacted at 3,100 feet. Controlled flight into terrain.
As the FAA filed it
6/15/19 - IIC NOTIFIED OF ACCIDENT AT 1630. IIC ON-SCENE WITH NTSB AT 1700. IIC PHOTOGRAPHS THE AIRCRAFT.
6/17/19 - IIC CONTACTS SOUTH BAY AVIATION, INC., TORRANCE AIRPORT (KTOA), TORRANCE, CA, REFUELING OPERATIONS AND ACQUIRED FUELING DATA FOR AIRCRAFT. CONTACTS FAA ATC FOR RADAR/VOICE DATA.
6/18/19 - IIC RECEIVES AND REVIEWS RADAR DATA AND ACQUIRES/REVIEWS WEATHER DATA. IIC MEETS NTSB AT SITE TO REMOVE AND INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT.
STATEMENT OF CASE
ON 06/15/2019, AT 0844 PDT, THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT, N269AG, AN AMATEUR-BUILT, EXPERIMENTAL CJ-9A, DEPARTED ZAMPERINI FIELD AIRPORT, KTOA, TORRANCE CA, EN-ROUTE TO COLUMBIA AIRPORT, COLUMBIA, CA, UNDER VFR. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED 2 MILES NORTH OF PORTER RANCH, CA, (34.3160625, -118.5733269) AT 0903 PDT.
METAR DATA FROM VAN NUYS AIRPORT, BURBANK AIRPORT, AND WHITMAN AIRPORT SHOWS A CEILING AT 1,000 TO 1,300 FEET. ACCIDENT PILOT OPERATED N269AG AT 2,000-2,100 FEET UNTIL 70 SECONDS BEFORE IMPACT, AT WHICH TIME HE CLIMBED 1,000 FEET, TURNED 18 DEGREES EAST, AND DECELERATED FROM 143KTS TO 107 KTS. AT THE TIME OF IMPACT, N269AG WAS TRAVELING 116KTS AND IMPACTED AT 3,100 FEET. CONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.