Antares Us MA-34R N2356W
24 August 2009 · San Jose, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 24 August 2009 at about 00:37 local time, a Antares Us MA-34R registered N2356W, operated by Peter C Marsh, was involved in an accident near San Jose, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 00:37
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Jose, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Reid Hillview (RHV)
- Coordinates
- 37.3328, -121.8197
- Aircraft
- Antares Us MA-34R
- Registration
- N2356W
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Peter C Marsh
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Jose → San Martin
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR09LA413
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during engine startup, which resulted in a collision with parked aircraft. Contributing to the accident was the engine's inadvertent increase to high power for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The sport pilot instructor completed a lesson with a student and was planning to return to his home airport. While starting the engine, the power immediately increased and the airplane lurched forward. Over the course of several seconds, the airplane continued forward and collided with two parked airplanes. A postaccident examination by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector did not reveal the reason for the engine's sudden increase of power.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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