ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38642
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| Date: | Sunday 11 September 1994 |
| Time: | 18:20 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-135 |
| Owner/operator: | Brett Brimhall |
| Registration: | N2207A |
| MSN: | 18-1882 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1951 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1487 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-B2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Winslow, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Flagstaff, AZ (KFLG) |
| Taylor, AZ (4E0) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT FOR ABOUT 5 TO 10 SECONDS FLYING AT A LOW ALTITUDE, DIPPING UP AND DOWN. NEXT, THEY SAW THE AIRCRAFT GO STRAIGHT INTO THE GROUND, FOLLOWED BY A FIRE. FAMILY MEMBERS BELIEVED THE PILOT WAS SCOUTING FOR ELK. A RIFLE WAS LOCATED IN THE AIRCRAFT BEHIND THE PILOT'S SEAT. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF AN AIRCRAFT OR ENGINE MALFUNCTION.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadvertent stall and uncontrolled descent into the ground from a low altitude while scouting for game.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX94FA360
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 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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