Carnes OSPREY 2 N627JC

Summary

On 9 June 1986 at about 00:25 local time, a Carnes OSPREY 2 registered N627JC was involved in an accident near Julian, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

9 June 1986 at 00:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Julian, California, United States

Coordinates

33.0194, -116.4903

Aircraft

Carnes OSPREY 2

Registration

N627JC

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Calexico → San Diego

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX86FA249

1 person 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

WITNESS STATEMENTS & EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND AS A RESULT OF A STALL-SPIN TYPE ACCIDENT NEAR THE END OF THE CLOSED PORTION OF A BOX CANYON ABOUT 200 FEET BELOW THE TOP OF THE RIDGE. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PILOT/BUILDER EXTENSIVELY MODIFIED THE AIRCRAFT AS BUILT FROM THE ORIGINAL PLANS/SPECIFICATIONS. ALL OF THE MODIFICATIONS ATTEMPTED BY THE PILOT WERE, ACCORDING TO THE AIRCRAFT DESIGNER, PROVEN TO INDUCE LONGITUDINAL STABILITY PROBLEMS DURING FLIGHT TESTING OF THE PROTOTYPE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT COMMENTED TO HIS ASSOCIATES THAT HE WOULD EXPERIENCE CONTROL PROBLEMS IN TURBULENCE, REPORTEDLY SAYING THAT 'IN TURBULENCE THE NOSE WOULD COME UP ALMOST VERTICAL.' WINDS AT 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS WERE REPORTED IN THE CANYON BY FOREST SERVICE PILOTS IN ADDITION TO MODERATE TURBULENCE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.