# Accident 20221122016889A: Gallagher XLT-RG, Banning, CA, November 22, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 2022, 18:21 local time
- Place: Banning, CA
- Airport: Banning,Ca
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9285° N, 116.8364° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9285&lon=-116.8364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101BH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N101BH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gallagher XLT-RG (registry code 05615SX, https://openairdocs.org/model/gallagher-xlt-rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GALLAGHER XLT-RG
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221122016889A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXMATELTY 1820 WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING WEST NEAR BANNING, CA AIRPORT (BNG) IT EXPERIENCED SOME TYPE OF INFLIGHT INCIDENT WHICH LED TO AN FIRE AND EXPLOSION AND THE SUBSEQUENT CRASH OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THIS REPORT WILL BE UPDATED WHEN FURTHER INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

## 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 WPR23FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA044), Nov 23, 2022: Gallagher XLT-RG (N101BH), Banning, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: An inflight engine fire for reasons that could not be determined that resulted in 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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