Holt CHRISTIAN EAGLE II N32MJ

Summary

On 22 April 2001 at about 22:40 local time, a Holt CHRISTIAN EAGLE II registered N32MJ was involved in an accident near White Water, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 April 2001 at 22:40

Classification

Accident

Location

White Water, California, United States

Coordinates

33.8167, -116.5000

Aircraft

Holt CHRISTIAN EAGLE II

Registration

N32MJ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Palm Springs → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX01LA153

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate clearance from the power lines during an intentional low level flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane collided with power lines while flying at low level in a desert canyon. A witness reported seeing the airplane flying at a low altitude in level flight in a canyon. The airplane banked right, rolled level, and then banked left. During the left bank, the right wing impacted power lines and pieces of the airplane separated. The airplane then spiraled to the ground. The engine sound did not change.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.