- Date
- June 12, 1994, 10:01 local (17:01 UTC)
- Place
- Hesperia, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N52535Twibell Richard Dale Tiny TWO
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19940612015069A
- Case key
- 28772
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Probable cause
A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
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
The pilot was on a pleasure flight when he encountered a loss of engine power. He reported hearing two loud noises from the engine. The pilot was unable to restart the engine and he elected to ditch the aircraft into a lake. The aircraft sank in 30 feet of water and has not been recovered.
Factual narrative
On June 12, 1994, at 1001 hours Pacific daylight time, a Twibell Tiny Two, N52535, collided with water near Hesperia, California, during a forced landing. The forced landing was precipitated by a loss of engine power. The aircraft was owned and operated by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft incurred substantial damage. The certificated private pilot, the sole occupant, sustained minor injuries. The flight originated from Apple Valley, California, about 0930 hours on the day of the accident as a local pleasure flight.
In a telephone interview, the pilot stated that he was sightseeing over Silverwood Lake at 4,500 feet when the engine made two noises and quit. The pilot elected to land in the lake rather than in a congested parking lot. The aircraft sank in about 30 feet of water and has not been recovered.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N52535
- Reported as
- Twibell Richard Dale Tiny TWO
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 001RT
- Airframe hours
- 200
- Engine
- Volkswagen 1700CC, 52 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Dedrick, Raymond C.
- Registered owner
- Dedrick, Raymond C.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 30, 1994 · 35 hours before
- Departed
- APV · Apple Valley, CA
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
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 61
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 2,323 total · 9 in this make and model · 40 in the last 90 days · 24 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 55 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EDW
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.