Socata RALLYE 235E N711BZ
21 August 2008 · San Martin, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 August 2008 at about 01:00 local time, a Socata RALLYE 235E registered N711BZ, operated by Silicon Rallye Inc, was involved in an accident near San Martin, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 01:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Martin, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- S County Airport of Santa Clar (E16)
- Coordinates
- 37.0667, -121.5833
- Aircraft
- Socata RALLYE 235E
- Registration
- N711BZ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Silicon Rallye Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Martin → San Martin
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX08LA272
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's incapacitation due to severe unrecognized coronary artery disease that resulted in a loss of aircraft control.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
A ground witness at the airport reported that the engine sounded normal, and the approach looked "rock solid," when all of a sudden the airplane veered to the right and hit a building. A pilot landing his helicopter at the time of the accident reported hearing the radio transmissions of the accident pilot. He reported that the pilot sounded normal with no distress in his voice. Several other witnesses traveling on the highway at the time reported the accident airplane making a sharp right turn and impacting a building where it burst into flames. According to the ground witness at the airport, the pilot was from the local area. While this was not the pilot's home airport, he would have been familiar with it. An examination of the airframe and engine revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. A review of the autopsy findings for the pilot showed severe unrecognized coronary artery disease, which would have put him at risk for sudden incapacitation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Socata RALLYE accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug 2004 | Socata RALLYE TB-10 | Solroed Strand, Denmark | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 18 Jul 1998 | Socata RALLYE 235E | Kalispell, Montana, United States | Thomas McIntyre | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1995 | Socata RALLYE 150 ST | Yakima, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 2023 | Socata RALLYE 180 | Arkösund, Norrköping, Sweden | - | Fatal | 2 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Apr 2008 | Cessna 172S | San Luis Obispo, California, United States | Pacific Aerocademy | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 2008 | Cessna TU206G | Groveland, California, United States | Charles D Hartwell | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 2008 | Piper PA 28-180 | Sonoma, California, United States | Timothy Bennett | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 2008 | Cessna 152 | Redding, California, United States | Kenneth A Tyler | No injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 2008 | Kaman K-1200 | Santa Clarita, California, United States | Superior Leasing LLC | Fatal | - |
| 26 Jul 2008 | Ercoupe 415-C | Corona, California, United States | Herbert Guiness | No injuries | - |