Aerospatiale TB-20 N94TB

Summary

On 5 November 1988 at about 21:30 local time, a Aerospatiale TB-20 registered N94TB was involved in an accident near Yucca Valley, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 November 1988 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Yucca Valley, California, United States

Nearest airport

Dirt Strip

Coordinates

34.1510, -116.4106

Aircraft

Aerospatiale TB-20

Registration

N94TB

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Santa Ana

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX89LA039

Nobody was injured.

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

THE STUDENT PLT AND THE CFI AGREED THAT THE ACFT DEVELOPED A HIGH SINK RATE AS IT PASSED OVER THE DEPARTURE END OF THE DIRT RWY. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND ABOUT 3/4 MILE FROM THE RWYS END. THE WINDS WERE VARIABLE BUT BASICALLY FROM THE SOUTH AT 15-20 KTS. THE DA WAS 4500 FT. A GROUND WITNESSES THOUGHT HE HEARD THE ENG SPUTTER AT THE RWYS END. THE CFI SAID THAT BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF CLIMB HE CHECKED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS FULLY OPEN AND THEN LOOKED BACK OUTSIDE. HE SAID THAT THE STUDENT DID ALL THAT HE THOUGHT COULD BE DONE SO HE DID NOT INTERFERE IN CONTROLLING THE ACFT. NO MALFUNCTIONS WERE REPORTED BY THE PLTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.