- Date
- January 10, 1989, 14:45 local (22:45 UTC)
- Place
- Ramona, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5332GPitts S2BN87002Bellanca 7GCBC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19890110000381A19890110000382A
- Case key
- 26202
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Probable cause
The pitts pilot's inadequate visual lookout. Contributing factor(s) was: inadequate radio communications by the pitts pilot.
The pitts pilot's inadequate visual lookout. Contributing factor(s) was: inadequate radio communications by the pitts pilot.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Bellanca plt heard to broadcast his position on final approach. Pitts plt heard to broadcast his position on donwwind; no other transmission heard. Pitts overtook & descended onto Bellanca on short final.
Bellanca plt heard to broadcast his position on final approach. Pitts plt heard to broadcast his position on downwind; no other transmissions heard. Pitts overtook & descended onto Bellanca on short final.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N5332G
- Reported as
- Pitts S2B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5059
- Airframe hours
- 224
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-D4A5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Kohorst, Donald P.
- Registered owner
- Donald P Kohorst
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 31, 1988
- Airport
- L39 · Ramona, runway 27, 4,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
- Registration
- N87002
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 700-74
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Matson, Douglas
- Registered owner
- Paul T Piasecki
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- L39 · Ramona, runway 27, 4,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N5332G
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 180 total · 13 in this make and model · 160 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N87002
- Age
- 51
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 20,700 total · 20,700 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.