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Playmate SA-11A N315W

27 July 1986 · Yucca Valley, California, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 27 July 1986 at about 19:07 local time, a Playmate SA-11A registered N315W was involved in an accident near Yucca Valley, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:07
Classification
Accident
Location
Yucca Valley, California, United States
Nearest airport
Yucca Valley (L22)
Coordinates
34.1495, -116.4103
Aircraft
Playmate SA-11A
Registration
N315W
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Yucca Valley → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX86FA304

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 1 0 0 0

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 PIC PLANNED A LOCAL FLIGHT IN HIS HOMEBUILT 'PLAYMATE' EXPERIMENTAL ACFT. A WITNESS REPORTED OBSERVING THE ACFT 1/8 MI N OF THE UNCONTROLLED ARPT IN A SPIN. THE PLT RECOVERED FM THE SPIN AT 200 FT AGL, & THEN ENTERED A NEAR VERTICAL DESCENT UNTIL COLLIDING WITH TERRAIN. THERAPEUTIC LEVELS OF CODEINE AND MORPHINE WERE DETECTED DURING THE AUTOPSY. USAGE OF THESE COMPOUNDS IS DISQUALIFING FOR FLYING AIRCRAFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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