# Accident 20241222020599A: Sling Aircraft (Pty) Ltd SLING LSA, Carson, CA, December 22, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2024, 15:00 local time
- Place: Carson, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8545° N, 118.2694° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8545&lon=-118.2694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N519CV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N519CV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sling SLING LSA (registry code 06001CM, https://openairdocs.org/model/sling-sling-lsa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912 IS series (registry code 55593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-is-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SLING AIRCRAFT (PTY) LTD SLING LSA
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912 IS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241222020599A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 22, 2025, IN THE AFTERNOON AT APPROXIMATELY 3 PM, THE PILOT AND PASSENGER TOOK OFF FROM TORRANCE AIRPORT IN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A SLING 2 AIRCRAFT, FOR A LEISURE FLIGHT. THEY INITIALLY HEADED TO THE PRACTICE AREA TO PERFORM SOME MANEUVERS. SUBSEQUENTLY, THEY ATTEMPTED A TOUCH-AND-GO AT LONG BEACH AIRPORT BUT WERE INFORMED BY THE TOWER THAT THE PATTERN WAS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED. THEY THEN DECIDED TO PROCEED TO COMPTON AIRPORT FOR A FULL STOP LANDING.

DURING THE FLIGHT OVER LONG BEACH AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 3000 FEET, THE PILOT REDUCED THE ALTITUDE TO 1100 FEET TO ALIGN WITH THE TRAFFIC PATTERN ALTITUDE. SHORTLY AFTER LEVELING OFF, THEY OBSERVED A DROP IN FUEL PRESSURE DESPITE BOTH FUEL PUMPS BEING ACTIVE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF FUEL PRESSURE AND RPMS. THE PILOT EXECUTED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST FROM MEMORY WITHOUT RESTORING POWER, LEADING THEM TO PREPARE FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING.

THE PILOT IDENTIFIED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ GOLF COURSE IN CARSON AS A SUITABLE LANDING AREA. ON APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT WAS STILL FAST, PROMPTING THE PILOT TO FULLY EXTEND THE FLAPS TO REDUCE SPEED. HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED TOO FAST AND, WHILE AVOIDING GOLFERS ON THE COURSE, THE PILOT MADE SLIGHT PITCH ADJUSTMENTS. THIS RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT CLIPPING A LIGHT POST AND SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDING WITH A TREE, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO COME TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION.

AFTER THE CRASH, THE PILOT QUICKLY ASSISTED HIS PASSENGER AND HIMSELF OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT. A GOLFER NEARBY HELPED BREAK OPEN THE CANOPY, ALLOWING THEM TO EXIT THE WRECKAGE. THE PILOT THEN SECURED THE AIRCRAFT BY TURNING OFF THE MAGNETOS AND FUEL PUMPS.

## 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 WPR25LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA069), Dec 22, 2024: Sling Sling LSA (N519CV), Carson, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to conduct a prolonged slip against warnings specified in the Pilot’s Operating Handbook which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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