ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 270066
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 November 2021 |
| Time: | 10:20 |
| Type: |  Taylorcraft BL-65 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N29508 |
| MSN: | 2351 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1940 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2533 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-145B SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near New Cuyama, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lompoc Airport, CA (LPC/KLPC) |
| Mammoth Lakes Airport, CA (MMH/KMMH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that the airplane’s engine lost power during cruise flight over mountainous terrain. He stated that after determining that there were no available emergency landing spots, he decided to bail out. The airplane was destroyed during the impact sequence, and the pilot sustained minor injuries as a result of the parachute jump.
Shortly after the accident, the pilot provided a statement regarding the circumstances to the NTSB and FAA, and in a series of correspondences later stated that he had not been able to locate the airplane wreckage. However, evidence gathered by the NTSB and FAA indicated that the pilot had recovered the airplane from the accident site, destroyed it, and then disposed of the remains.
The case was referred to the U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General, and in May 2023, the pilot admitted to the US Attorney’s Office that he both intentionally crashed the airplane, and destroyed the evidence. He plead guilty to a felony charge for obstructing a federal investigation by deliberately destroying the airplane wreckage.
He was sentenced to 6 months in federal prison on December 4, 2023.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s decision to intentionally crash the airplane.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/plane-crash-video-sparks-online-backlash/
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/20/us/trevor-jacob-youtube-plane-crash.html
NTSB
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104325
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N29508
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Nov-2021 22:01 | Geno | Added |
| 25-Dec-2021 17:20 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Dec-2021 17:32 | harro | Updated [Location, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 25-Dec-2021 17:32 | harro | Updated [Source] |
| 26-Dec-2021 08:05 | harro | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 27-Dec-2021 09:10 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 27-Dec-2021 09:11 | harro | Updated [Category] |
| 28-Dec-2021 20:58 | Anon. | Updated [Damage] |
| 29-Dec-2021 20:22 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 04-Jan-2022 07:03 | aaronwk | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Feb-2022 11:23 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source] |
| 21-Apr-2022 13:39 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Apr-2022 05:37 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2023 00:49 | Captain Adam | Updated [[Source, Narrative]] |
| 09-Dec-2023 12:04 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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