ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39065
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| Date: | Thursday 27 October 1994 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  United Consultants UC-1 Twin Bee |
| Owner/operator: | Horn, John J. |
| Registration: | N9501U |
| MSN: | UC-006 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1874 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-B1D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pinedale, WY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | , WY (KPNA) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WITNESSES STATED THAT THEY HEARD THE AIRPLANE OVER THE WATER, THEN THEY HEARD A SOUND LIKE AN EXPLOSION. THE AIRPLANE WAS FOUND SUBMERGED IN THE LAKE. AFTER RETRIEVAL, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING WAS CRUSHED REARWARD. THE FUSELAGE FROM THE NOSE TO JUST AFT OF THE CABIN WAS CRUSHED UP AND REARWARD. THE LEFT WING AND ENGINE WERE NOT RETRIEVED. NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND TO INDICATE A MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. A PILOT WHO FLEW OVER THE LAKE A SHORT TIME AFTER THE ACCIDENT REPORTED ROUGH AND TURBULENT CONDITIONS WITH SEVERE DOWNDRAFTS. HE ALSO REPORTED THAT THE WATER WAS ROUGH AND CHOPPY WITH WHITE CAPS.
Probable Cause: AIRCRAFT CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: ROUGH WATER AND DOWNDRAFTS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA95FA012
Location
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] |
| 09-Apr-2024 18:29 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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