ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45787
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| Date: | Monday 30 July 2001 |
| Time: | 12:42 |
| Type: |  Glasair GlaStar |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N533WW |
| MSN: | 5278 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 87 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Henefer, UT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Rock Springs, WY (RKS) |
| Wendover, UT (ENV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the amateur-built experimental airplane was receiving VFR flight following services when radio and radar contact were lost. The airplane impacted mountainous terrain in a vertical attitude. There was no evidence of airframe, powerplant, propeller, or flight control malfunction/failure. Autopsy was inconclusive and toxicology was not possible. The pilot's son-in-law said that approximately 1 week before the accident, the pilot had complained of shortness of breath.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control for an undetermined reason.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20010807X01625&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Dec-2017 11:53 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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