# Accident 20240130020639A: Christopher Randall RAPTOR JUNIOR 540, Camarillo, CA, January 30, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 2024, 13:17 local time
- Place: Camarillo, CA
- Airport: Camarillo
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1932° N, 119.0092° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1932&lon=-119.0092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N906CR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N906CR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Christopher Randall RAPTOR JUNIOR 540 (registry code 05641SW, https://openairdocs.org/model/christopher-randall-raptor-junior-540) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-C4B5 (registry code 41651, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-c4b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHRISTOPHER RANDALL RAPTOR JUNIOR 540
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-C4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240130020639A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 30, 2024 A RAPTOR JR. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^DEPARTED SANTA MONICA AIRPORT WITH TWO SOLES ON BOARD. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED IN A NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION TOWARD CAMARILLO. AT APPROXIMATELY 10-11 MILES EAST OF CAMARILLO AIRPORT THE ADS-B SURVEILLANCE WAS LOST. THE AIRCRAFTS LAST REPORTED ALTITUDE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3800 FT. AGL. THE CREW STATED (SEE CREW STATEMENTS) THEY LOST ALL AIRCRAFT POWER AND THE ENGINE HAD STOPPED. THE AIRCRAFT HEADED DIRECTLY WEST TOWARD THE CAMARILLO AIRPORT AND A PLOWED CILANTRO FILED. THE AIRCRAFT CLEARED THE WATER RECLAMATION PLANT WESTERN PERIMETER CHAIN LINK FENCE BY ABOUT 5 FT. THEY HAD ALREADY EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR AND CLIPPED SOME BUSHES/TREES DIRECTLY WEST OF THE PERIMETER FENCE AND INITIALLY HIT THE GROUND (ACROSS THE PLOW ROWS). THERE WERE THREE DISTINCT IMPACTS. DURING THESE STRIKES/BOUNCES THE CANOPY, FORWARD CANARD ALONG WITH NOSE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY, ITS ACTUATOR AND ASSOCIATED STRUCTURE WERE RIPPED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. BOTH MAIN GEARS WERE STILL ATTACHED. ON THE LAST STRIKE/BOUNCE THE AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND AND CAME TO REST 4.5 MILES FROM CAMARILLO AIRPORT FACING THE NORTHEAST, RIGHT SIDE UP IN THE PLOWED CILANTRO FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT TOOK ON 36 GALLONS OF FUEL AT SANTA MONICA AIRPORT AND STILL HAD APPROXIMATELY 30 GALLONS REMAINING UPON OUR ARRIVAL. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE FUEL LEAKAGE. THE AIRCRAFT THROTTLE WAS AT “FULL POWER” AND BOTH ENGINE IGNITION SWITCHES WERE IN “OFF” POSITION.

## 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 WPR24LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA081), Jan 30, 2024: Christopher Randall Raptor Junior 540 (N906CR), Camarillo, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the loss of power to the electronic fuel injection and ignition system, which was the result of a loose connection between a common ground feed-through stud and…

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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