Santa Rosa - Santa Rosa

On September 29, 1990 at 12:29 PM, Santa Rosa - Santa Rosa experienced a crash involving Lockheed P-2 Harpoon, operated by Douglas M. Lacey, with the event recorded near Lakeport California.

The flight was categorized as demonstration and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 8 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 7, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The airplane was observed making several low passes, with its smoke generators operating, over seaplanes anchored in a lake. The last pass was reportedly at an altitude less than 50 feet, and then the airplane was observed entering an abnormally steep climb, followed by a near vertical nose-down attitude to impact. A video tape shows that both propellers were turning. The pilot had received his multi-engine rating in a Beech 76 on 3/6/90, and his type rating in the airplane 3/28/90.

Aircraft reference details include registration N7250C, MSN 15-1605, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.0432°, -122.9141°.