ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39009
Last updated: 18 June 2013
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| Date: | 11-OCT-1999 |
| Time: | 1040 |
| Type: | Christen Eagle |
| Operator: | private |
| Registration: | N24JT |
| C/n / msn: | 0001 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Brigham City, UT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ogden, UT (OGD) |
The pilot departed for his usual 20 minute aerobatic routine. Radar data indicates that after 8 minutes of aerobatics, the pilot turned to a heading of approximately 120 degrees to return home. Two minutes later, the airplane entered a descending right hand turn, descended 2,000 feet, and impacted the water on a heading of 220 degrees. The pilot was within good radio communication range of several FAA ATC organizations, but no communication from the pilot was heard. The airplane's canopy was equipped with a quick release for emergency airborne jettisoning. The pilot was found wearing a parachute. The pilot's wife said that during the previous year, the 78 year old pilot had been rendered unconscious on two separate occasions by blows to his head. No preimpact engine or airframe anomalies, which might have affected the airplane's performance, were identified. CAUSE: The pilot's inability to maintain aircraft control due to an unknown physical impairment.
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001212X19935
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
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