Sawyer DF-9 N6524J

Summary

On 23 August 1987 at about 21:30 local time, a Sawyer DF-9 registered N6524J, operated by Sawyer, Jeffrey S., was involved in an accident near Ramona, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 August 1987 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Ramona, California, United States

Nearest airport

Ramona (L39)

Coordinates

33.0706, -116.8297

Aircraft

Sawyer DF-9

Registration

N6524J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Sawyer, Jeffrey S.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Romona → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

Unk

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX87DUM05

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING THE THIRD TEST FLT, THE PLT WAS TO FLY THE ACFT TO 6000 FT FOR SLOW FLT AND FLUTTER TESTING AT INCREASING SPEEDS TO 200 MPH. THE PLT WAS THEN TO COMPLETE A SHALLOW DESCENT TO TOUCH-DOWN WITH AN ON FINAL, OVER-THE-FENCE SPEED NOT TO EXCEED 75 MPH. INSTEAD, UPON REACHING APRX 300 FT AGL HE DOVE THE PLANE TO APRX 50 FT AND PROCEEDED TO DO A HIGH SPEED PASS DOWN THE RWY. AT THREE QUARTERS THE WAY DOWN THE RWY A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AND A PIECE OF THE ELEVATOR SEPARATED FROM THE ACFT. THE PLANE DOVE SLIGHTLY THEN COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.