Patch Dan F VARIEZE N862DP

Summary

On 20 August 2005 at about 17:15 local time, a Patch Dan F VARIEZE registered N862DP was involved in an accident near San Diego, 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

20 August 2005 at 17:15

Classification

Accident

Location

San Diego, California, United States

Nearest airport

Brown Field Muni (SDM)

Coordinates

32.5686, -116.9561

Aircraft

Patch Dan F VARIEZE

Registration

N862DP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

San Diego → San Diego

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX05LA272

1 person died.

a divergence from the final approach course and an in-flight collision with storage containers for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Witnesses observed the airplane on a normal final approach and then it made a sudden right turn and impacted tractor trailers in a storage yard about 0.4 miles from the runway. The witnesses did not hear any unusual noises emanating from the engine. No evidence of preimpact mechanical malfunction was observed with the airframe systems. During the disassembly of the carburetor, investigators noted that the accelerator pump seal was worn and separated from the retainer spring, which may have prevented the engine from responding to the pilot's throttle input.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.