# Accident 20220809021059A: Krause Raymond A WAIEX, Maxwell, CA, August 9, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2022, 11:06 local time
- Place: Maxwell, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3786° N, 122.2268° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3786&lon=-122.2268&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51YX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51YX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Krause Raymond A WAIEX (registry code 059024Q, https://openairdocs.org/model/krause-raymond-a-waiex) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300 (registry code 34801, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KRAUSE RAYMOND A WAIEX
- Reported engine: JABIRU 3300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22FA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA375) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220809021059A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 09, 2022, AT APPROXIMATLY 11:53 LOCAL THIS OFFICE WAS MADE AWARE OF AN FATAL AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT NEAR THE TOWN OF MAXWELL, CALIFORNIA. THE OFFICE WAS INFORMED THERE WAS ONE PERSON ON BOARD.

## 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 CEN22FA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA375), Aug 9, 2022: Sonex Waiex (N51YX), Maxwell, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of control in flight for undetermined reasons that resulted in an impact with terrain.

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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