ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38970
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Date: | Wednesday 1 September 1999 |
Time: | 11:00 |
Type: | Van's RV-4 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N95PW |
MSN: | 2976 |
Total airframe hrs: | 460 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Bayfield, CO -
United States of America
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Pagosa Springs, CO (2V1) |
Destination airport: | Pagosa Springs, CO (2V1) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot was flying his homebuilt airplane as a flight of two with another aircraft. The accident airplane was trailing behind the other aircraft, and both airplanes flew low over their friend's house. Several witnesses, including the friend, observed the trailing aircraft fly overhead. The left wing tipped, and the airplane rolled to the left, then headed toward the ground with the nose pointed downward. The aircraft struck several trees then impacted the ground.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft for undetermined reasons.
Sources:
NTSB:
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X19736&key=1 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Oct-2008 10:30 |
ASN archive |
Added |
21-Dec-2016 19:23 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
14-Dec-2017 09:02 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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