SERS · Bushmaster Aircraft 2000 · 2004-09-25 · Fullerton, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX04FA330
Event ID
20040929X01529
Type
Accident
Date
2004-09-25
Location
Fullerton, CA, USA
Coordinates
33.875556, -117.966667
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
4
Aircraft
Make
Bushmaster Aircraft
Model
2000
Registration
N750RW
FAR Part
091
Engines
3
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAWN
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the inadequate preflight inspection by the pilot-in-command, where the pilot failed to remove the makeshift gust lock attached to the rudder and left elevator of the airplane. As a result, the airplane veered off the runway surface during the takeoff roll, became airborne, and immediately began an uncontrolled descending left roll until impacting vehicles and the ground.