ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 314019
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| Date: | Saturday 12 December 2009 |
| Time: | 08:15 |
| Type: |  Wheeler Express |
| Owner/operator: | DHPN Inc |
| Registration: | N93HE |
| MSN: | 143 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Chub Cay Airport (CCZ/MYBC) -
 Bahamas
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Palm Beach-Palm Beach County Airport, FL (LNA/KLNA) |
| Chub Cay Airport (CCZ/MYBC) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIPU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Wheeler Express amateur built experimental aircraft crashed while on approach for a landing on Runway 11 at Chub Cay, Berry Islands, Bahamas. The accident occurred approximately 600 feet from the centerline of Runway 11, to the left, in approximately 2 feet of water at high tide.
PROBABLE CAUSE
The investigation team has determined that the probable cause of this accident was pilot loss of
control. Based upon medical findings, Mr. xxxxxxx suffered from conditions that may have contributed to his inability to safely operate the aircraft prior to the aircraft losing control and subsequently crashing.
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS
• The pilot’s failure to recover from loss of control.
• According to the autopsy report, his mildly enlarged heart and partially blocked coronary arteries could have contributed to his death.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
AAIPU
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-May-2023 11:47 | harro | Added |
| 30-May-2023 11:48 | harro | Updated |
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