Hight Smaragd CP-301-S N42RH

Summary

On 24 October 1983 at about 16:52 local time, a Hight Smaragd CP-301-S registered N42RH was involved in an accident near St Augustine, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

24 October 1983 at 16:52

Classification

Accident

Location

St Augustine, Florida, United States

Coordinates

29.8900, -81.3091

Aircraft

Hight Smaragd CP-301-S

Registration

N42RH

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

St Augustine → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA84FA017

2 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE OWNER/BUILDER/PLT OF THE HOME BUILT ACFT & A PASSENGER (A FOREIGN VISITOR) WERE ON A LOCAL FLT ALONG A BEACH AREA. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLT WAS FOR THE VISITOR TO TAKE SOME VIDEO TAPE FOOTAGE WITH THE VIDEO CAMERA THAT HE TOOK ALONG. WITNESSES, INCLUDING A FRIEND OF THE VISITOR, SAW THE ACFT FLYING SLOW AT AN ALT OF APRX 100 FT AGL & 300 YARDS FROM THE BEACH. THEY REPORTED THAT THE ACFT WAS FLYING PARALLEL TO THE SHORE LINE WHEN IT PULLED UP IN WHAT APPEARED TO BE THE INITIATION OF A CLIMB. AT ABOUT THAT TIME, THE ACFT SUDDENLY FELL OFF ON THE RIGHT WING & ROLLED TO AN INVERTED, NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. REPORTEDLY, THE ACFT HAD ROLLED BACK TO A WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE, AND WAS RECOVERING FROM A DIVE, WHEN IT IMPACTED IN THE WATER. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING AT A HIGH RPM (SCREAMING) WHEN THE ACFT CRASHED IN ABOUT A 45 DEG NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. AN EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO PREIMPACT FAILURES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.