Yakovlev YAK-55M N7090L
20 November 1993 · Greenfield, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 November 1993 at about 21:00 local time, a Yakovlev YAK-55M registered N7090L, operated by James D. Lewis, was involved in an accident near Greenfield, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Greenfield, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.2598, -121.3706
- Aircraft
- Yakovlev YAK-55M
- Registration
- N7090L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- James D. Lewis
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Metz → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX94LA066
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
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 PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE EXECUTING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO EXECUTE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE AIRPORT, BUT THE ALTITUDE WAS INSUFFICIENT TO MAKE THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THIS ACCIDENT FOUR DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND HAD REMOVED THE AIRPLANE BEFORE INVESTIGATORS COULD EXAMINE IT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1993 | Cessna 310H | Lancaster, California, United States | Yehiem Konski | Fatal | 6 |
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| 31 Jul 1993 | Robinson R44 | El Monte, California, United States | Benjamin F. Venti, SR. | Fatal | 3 |
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