Pilot Fatally Injured When Plane Impacted A House

The NTSB has released a preliminary report from an accident which occurred November 7 in Upland, CA which fatally injured the pilot of the Cirrus SR22.

According to the report, at about 1100 Pacific standard time, a Cirrus SR22 airplane, N220MT impacted terrain while on the approach to the Cable Airport (CCB), Upland, California. The private pilot was fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated from Zamperini Field Airport (KTOA), Torrance, California, at an unknown time.

Witnesses reported that they observed the accident airplane enter the traffic pattern behind another airplane. One witness observed the first airplane land, and that the accident airplane was low and slow while turning base to final. The witness reported that the left wing of the accident airplane dipped, and the airplane stalled and descended rapidly into a home. A post crash fire ensued.

The airplane has been recovered to a secure location for further examination.

The Los Angeles Times reports that a parent and young child inside the home were not injured in the accident.

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