14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Friday, October 21, 2011 in Paso Robles, CA
Aircraft: PIPER PA46R, registration: N422HP
Injuries: 1 Minor.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On October 21, 2011, about 0410 Pacific daylight time, N422HP, a Piper PA46R-350T airplane, sustained substantial damage as a result of a forced landing following a loss of engine power near Paso Robles, California. The pilot, the sole occupant of the airplane, suffered minor injuries. The airplane is registered to Central Valley Mortgage Services of Porterville, California. The cross-country business flight was being operated in accordance with Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed and activated. The flight departed the Porterville Municipal Airport (PTV), Porterville, California about 0300, with Paso Robles Municipal Airport (PRB), Paso Robles California, as its destination.
Local law enforcement personnel who interviewed the pilot shortly after the accident, reported to the National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge (IIC) that the pilot stated that while on an instrument approach he experienced a partial loss of engine power, and that when attempts to restore power were unsuccessful he initiated a forced landing to an open field about 3.5 miles north of PRB. The airplane came to rest upright with both wings having sustained substantial damage.
The airplane was recovered to a secure storage facility pending further investigation.
A sheriff's department spokesman says the pilot experienced mechanical problems before landing at the airport, causing him to attempt a landing in a plowed field.
The pilot was outside the 2010 single-engine Piper Matrix when emergency crews arrived on scene. The sheriff's department says he has visible head injuries and is being evaluated at Twin Cities Hospital.
Photos of crash site
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The pilot, who crashed a plane near the Paso Robles airport Friday, has been identified.
The San Luis Obispo Sheriff's Department says, 65 year-old Bobby Joe Blythe of Visalia was taken to Twin Cities hospital with moderate injuries.
It happened about 4:10 Friday morning, five miles northeast of the Paso Robles airport, in remote area near Ranchita Canyon and Van Dollen Roads.
Investigators say Blythe described the engine as sputtering before going down.
The Piper Malibu plane was substantially damaged and sheriff's investigators say Blythe had a moderate head injury.
But KSBY found out, this wasn't the first time Blythe had a plane crash. We found a newspaper article from the Hanford Sentinel from October of 2003.
It said Bobby Joe Blythe was airlifted to Fresno's University Medical Center after the crop dusting plane he was flying went down in a cotton field.
The article states Blythe was transported with serious injuries.
Friday, the FAA confirmed -- only one person is a registered pilot under that name.
Sheriff's department investigators say it took a while for them to locate Blythe, who was standing next to the plane when they arrived.
"We actually were talked in by the pilot while we were trying to triangulate his location. We used sirens and lights for him to see and for him to talk us in. What happened was we rolled emergency apparatus, firetrucks, ambulance, that type of thing, because he did have a moderate head injury," said Rob Bryn of the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department.
Investigators said Blythe was on his way to the Paso Robles airport to pick up a passenger.
The tail number of the plane lists the owner as Central Valley Mortgage Services out of Porterville.
They had no comment.
The FAA and the NTSB will investigate.
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A 65-year-old pilot from Visalia is being treated at Twin Cities Community Hospital in Templeton after his plane crashed near the Paso Robles airport early Friday morning.
http://registry.faa.gov/N422HP
http://flightaware.com/photo
http://www.flickr.com/photo.
KPRB 211122Z AUTO 30004KT 3SM BR OVC002 12/11 A3009
The pilot, who crashed a plane near the Paso Robles airport Friday, has been identified.
The San Luis Obispo Sheriff's Department says, 65 year-old Bobby Joe Blythe of Visalia was taken to Twin Cities hospital with moderate injuries.
It happened about 4:10 Friday morning, five miles northeast of the Paso Robles airport, in remote area near Ranchita Canyon and Van Dollen Roads.
Investigators say Blythe described the engine as sputtering before going down.
The Piper Malibu plane was substantially damaged and sheriff's investigators say Blythe had a moderate head injury.
But KSBY found out, this wasn't the first time Blythe had a plane crash. We found a newspaper article from the Hanford Sentinel from October of 2003.
It said Bobby Joe Blythe was airlifted to Fresno's University Medical Center after the crop dusting plane he was flying went down in a cotton field.
The article states Blythe was transported with serious injuries.
Friday, the FAA confirmed -- only one person is a registered pilot under that name.
Sheriff's department investigators say it took a while for them to locate Blythe, who was standing next to the plane when they arrived.
"We actually were talked in by the pilot while we were trying to triangulate his location. We used sirens and lights for him to see and for him to talk us in. What happened was we rolled emergency apparatus, firetrucks, ambulance, that type of thing, because he did have a moderate head injury," said Rob Bryn of the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department.
Investigators said Blythe was on his way to the Paso Robles airport to pick up a passenger.
The tail number of the plane lists the owner as Central Valley Mortgage Services out of Porterville.
They had no comment.
The FAA and the NTSB will investigate.
http://www.ksby.com
A 65-year-old pilot from Visalia is being treated at Twin Cities Community Hospital in Templeton after his plane crashed near the Paso Robles airport early Friday morning.
The pilot, Bobby Joe Blythe, is being evaluated for a moderate head injury. He was headed to the Paso Robles airport to pick someone up when he experienced engine problems, according to officials.
Blythe was the one who called 911 at about 4:20 a.m. after the crash.
“It took a considerable amount of time to find him because of the dense fog,” said Rob Bryn, sheriff’s spokesman. “Cal Fire and Sheriff’s deputies searched and actually used sirens and lights so that he could direct rescuers to the site.”
Blythe was standing next to the plane when rescuers found him, said Bryn.
Original story:
A man was injured after his plane crashed in a field near the Paso Robles airport early Friday morning.
The man was trying to land a 2010 Piper Malibu Matrix at the airport when he crashed on final approach at approximately 4:20 a.m., according to a Cal Fire dispatcher. The plane was found in a field near Ranchita Canyon and Von Dollen roads.
Foggy conditions made it difficult to find the plane, according to Cal Fire. Emergency officials had to use GPS signals from man's cell phone to determine his exact location.
The man, who was the only person in the plane, was taken to a hospital to be treated for his injures. His name and other personal information, including the extent of his injuries and where he was coming from, were not known as of early this morning.
According to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department, a pilot was injured in an early-morning plane crash north of the Paso Robles Airport Friday.
A sheriff's department spokesman says the pilot experienced mechanical problems before landing at the airport, causing him to attempt a landing in a plowed field.
The pilot was outside the 2010 single-engine Piper Matrix when emergency crews arrived on scene. The sheriff's department says he has visible head injuries and is being evaluated at Twin Cities Hospital.
The pilot, who emergency crews say crashed just shy of a row of trees, guided them to the scene using his cell phone.
07:50 AM by Madelyn Monteath, KSBY News
A man was injured after his plane crashed in a field near the Paso Robles airport early Friday morning.
The pilot was trying to land a 2010 Piper Malibu Matrix at the airport when he crashed on final approach at approximately 4:20 a.m., according to a Cal Fire dispatcher.
The plane was found in a field near Ranchita Canyon and Van Dollen roads.
Initial reports are saying the crash was due to dense fog.
The victim has been taken to the Twin Cities Hospital and is suffering from moderate injuries.
05:54 AM by Madelyn Monteath, KSBY News
According to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department, there was a single airplane crash just north of Paso Robles Airport near Ranchita Canyon & Van Dollen Paso early Friday.
That's about 5 miles north of the airport.
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