Emigh TROJAN A2 N8324H

Summary

On 22 April 2000 at about 21:00 local time, a Emigh TROJAN A2 registered N8324H, operated by Kenneth L. Burgess, was involved in an accident near Brentwood, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 April 2000 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Brentwood, California, United States

Coordinates

37.8508, -121.6198

Aircraft

Emigh TROJAN A2

Registration

N8324H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Kenneth L. Burgess

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Merwins Ranch → Knightsen Field

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX00FA170

2 people died.

the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The owner/pilot of a vintage unregistered airplane, along with two other airplanes, had flown from one private airstrip to another for lunch. The airplane/owner pilot did not possess a medical certificate. They departed after lunch and the accident plane owner/pilot radioed one of the other pilots and stated he was 'going to check the stock.' The airplanes went their separate ways. Witnesses reported that the accident airplane was flying low, about 100 feet above ground level. Two of the witnesses stated that the plane suddenly spiraled downward counterclockwise; one stated that the plane was turning when the nose started to move up and then it just fell out of the sky. The private rated passenger pilot possessed a medical certificate and was rated for single engine land airplanes and reported about 85 flight hours. The toxicological report for the passenger rated pilot was positive for over-the-counter medications with impairment potential.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.