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National Transportation Safety Board
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Amateur Built Aircraft?
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Printed on : 10/6/2011 5:10:24
YesAirplane
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On September 29, 2011, about 1850 Pacific daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Zivko/Poe
Edge 540 aerobatic airplane, N42GP, was substantially damaged when it impacted the pilot's vineyard
property in Chualar, California. The certificated private pilot/owner received fatal injuries. The
personal flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91.
Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the flight.
The airplane was based at Salinas Airport (SNS), Salinas, California, and was one of several
registered to the pilot. According to information provided by Lockheed Martin Flight Services
(LMFS), the pilot did not contact them or the Direct User Automated Terminal System for weather or
flight planning information. According to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) information, the
airplane departed SNS about 1841 PDT. Witnesses and family members reported that the pilot
frequently performed aerobatics in that airplane in the airspace over his property. Witnesses
reported that the airplane was performing aerobatics when the accident occurred.
The initial impact point was evidenced by a ground scar on a dirt road that separated two planting
areas in the vineyard. The ground scar measured about 20 feet long, and increased in width and
depth along a magnetic heading of about 082 degrees. That scar terminated at a row of 3-inch
diameter metal posts, spaced about 8 feet apart, that supported the vineyard trellises. Two posts
were fracture-separated near their bases, and three more were bent over in the direction of the
debris path. The primary debris field extended approximately 160 feet beyond the initial impact
point. The airplane was highly fragmented, and most of the wreckage was entangled in the vineyard
trellises and grapevines. The first two items in the ground scar were a segment of fuselage
structural tubing and a propeller blade tip. One magneto, the tailwheel, and an aerodynamic surface
balance weight were found about 500 feet beyond, and 150 feet above, the initial impact point. All
major components of the engine and airplane, including all aerodynamic control surfaces, were
accounted for at the accident site. A handheld global positioning system unit and an engine monitor
were recovered from the wreckage and sent to the NTSB recorders laboratory in Washington, DC, for
possible data download. The remainder of the wreckage was recovered to a secure facility for
additional follow-up examination.
FAA records indicated that the airplane was equipped with a Lycoming IO-540 series engine, and was
first registered to the pilot's family in 2009. FAA records indicated that the pilot held a private
pilot certificate with rotorcraft-helicopter, and single- and multi-engine land airplane ratings.
His most recent FAA third-class medical certificate was issued in July 2011, and his most recent
flight review was completed in September 2009.
The 1853 automated weather observation at SNS, located about 9 miles north of the accident site,
included winds from 320 degrees at 14 knots; visibility 10 miles; and an overcast cloud layer at
1,100 feet above ground level.
Updated on Oct 5 2011 1:12PM
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540POE G L/POE S YN42GP
NTSB
Fatal
PDT185093925CAChualar
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Certificate No. InjuryNameCrew
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Operator Information
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Street Address
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Doing Business As
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FatalOn FileOn File
29.92101100Overcast
1853SNSUnknown
SNSCALocal Flight
SNSCASalinas
Unknown
Personal
Part 91: General Aviation
None
93901-1818CASALINAS
Daniel L Franscioni
Substantial
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Administration Data
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Investigator-In-Charge (IIC)FAA District Office/Coordinator
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FAA FSDOJeffrey Ebey
FAA Comm Center
Michael C. Huhn
Visual Conditions14
3201418
Accident
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