What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The only evidence provided are the pilots statements.
The pilot stated there was a loss of power from the engine. He stated it could not be restarted since it did not have an electric starter motor. The pilot stated he did not know what altitude he was at when he lost power, or the altitude he was at when he bailed out with his parachute.
The pilot stated he was en-route from lompoc (lpc) to tehachapi (tsp) for fuel with the ultimate destination to be mammoth springs (mmh).
The pilot stated he does not know the position of the wreckage. He stated he walked about 9 hours 20 to 30 miles to arrive to a point at tepusquet road and mesa road, santa maria, CA
34° 51? 59.11? N & 120° 15? 05.09? W
The pilot stated he called his brother on the phone after he landed in the parachute, but did not contact the police or rescue.
The pilot stated the event happened on November 24th, 2021.
The wreckage for N29508 has not been recovered. Its position is unknown. A cause of engine power loss is unknown. The loss power to the engine has not been verified. The actual date of the accident is not verified.
As the FAA filed it
THE ONLY EVIDENCE PROVIDED ARE THE PILOTS STATEMENTS.
THE PILOT STATED THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER FROM THE ENGINE. HE STATED IT COULD NOT BE RESTARTED SINCE IT DID NOT HAVE AN ELECTRIC STARTER MOTOR. THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT ALTITUDE HE WAS AT WHEN HE LOST POWER, OR THE ALTITUDE HE WAS AT WHEN HE BAILED OUT WITH HIS PARACHUTE.
THE PILOT STATED HE WAS EN-ROUTE FROM LOMPOC (LPC) TO TEHACHAPI (TSP) FOR FUEL WITH THE ULTIMATE DESTINATION TO BE MAMMOTH SPRINGS (MMH).
THE PILOT STATED HE DOES NOT KNOW THE POSITION OF THE WRECKAGE. HE STATED HE WALKED ABOUT 9 HOURS 20 TO 30 MILES TO ARRIVE TO A POINT AT TEPUSQUET ROAD AND MESA ROAD, SANTA MARIA, CA
34° 51? 59.11? N & 120° 15? 05.09? W
THE PILOT STATED HE CALLED HIS BROTHER ON THE PHONE AFTER HE LANDED IN THE PARACHUTE, BUT DID NOT CONTACT THE POLICE OR RESCUE.
THE PILOT STATED THE EVENT HAPPENED ON NOVEMBER 24TH, 2021.
THE WRECKAGE FOR N29508 HAS NOT BEEN RECOVERED. ITS POSITION IS UNKNOWN. A CAUSE OF ENGINE POWER LOSS IS UNKNOWN. THE LOSS POWER TO THE ENGINE HAS NOT BEEN VERIFIED. THE ACTUAL DATE OF THE ACCIDENT IS NOT VERIFIED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.