# Accident 20211014020759A: Wsk-Mielec AN-2, Wilton, CA, October 14, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2021, 16:17 local time
- Place: Wilton, CA
- Airport: Alta Mesa
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3819° N, 121.2236° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3819&lon=-121.2236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N857PF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N857PF-2022-02-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wsk-Mielec AN-2 (registry code 9810101, https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-mielec-an-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WSK-MIELEC AN-2
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 4
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 9,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211014020759A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 14, 2021, ABOUT 1617 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A WSK-MIELEC AN-2, N857PF WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR WILTON, CALIFORNIA.  THE PILOT WAS CRITICALLY INJURED AND THE THREE PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.  FROM VIDEO EVIDENCE AND WITNESS STATEMENTS IT IS KNOWN THAT THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP IN WILTON.  UPON CLIMB OUT, THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP, STALLED AND TURNED TO THE LEFT.  IT DESCENDED WHILE TURNING TO THE LEFT AND HIT THE TOPS OF SOME TREES BEFORE CRASH LANDING INTO A HORSE PASTURE.  IT SKIDDED THROUGH TWO FENCES BEFORE THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE SPINNING THE AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY A POST-CRASH FIRE.

## 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 WPR22LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA015), Oct 14, 2021: Wsk-Mielec AN-2TD (N857PF), Wilton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inability to control the airplane’s pitch during departure for reasons that could not be determined because of the extensive fragmentation and thermal damage the airplane sustained in the…

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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