NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX89FA081
Registry · N1672T
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA P92 ECHO MKII
Year of manufacture
2021
Engine
ROTAX 912ULS2 (100 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20220330
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A10E5F
Registrant of record
AMERICAN MADE AVIATION LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PROPERLY FOLLOW THE IFR (INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES) PROCEDURES BY NOT MAINTAINING THE MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE FOR THAT SEQMENT OF THE APPROACH. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN WERE CONSIDERED TO BE RELATED FACTORS.
Factual narrative
DRG ARRIVAL, THE PLT WAS CLRD FOR AN ILS RWY 27R APCH TO THE METRO OAKLAND INTL ARPT. AS SHE BEGAN THE APCH, THE ATC CTLR NOTED THE ACFT HAD DSCNDD THRU 2900 FT MSL. HE PROVIDED A LOW ALT ALERT TO THE PLT & WARNED HER THE ACFT SHOULD BE AT 3300 FT. THE PLT ACKNOWLEDGED BY SAYING 'THANK YOU.' THE ATC CTLR SUGGESTED THE PLT CLIMB TO 3300 FT IMMEDIATELY,THEN HE CANCELED THE CLNC & TOLD THE PLT TO CLIMB IMMEDIATELY TO 3300 FT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT CRASHED APRX 15 MI EAST OF THE ARPT. IMPACT OCCURRED WITH A 1500 FT RIDGE AT ABOUT THE 1000 FT LEVEL. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE ACFT WAS FOUND. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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NTSB_1989_LAX89FA081.txt.
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