Siai-Marchetti S.205/22R N955W

Summary

On 21 August 1988 at about 03:00 local time, a Siai-Marchetti S.205/22R registered N955W, operated by Ruble, Jesse, was involved in an accident near Bullhead City, Arizona, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 August 1988 at 03:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Bullhead City, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Bullhead Laughlin (P06)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Siai-Marchetti S.205/22R

Registration

N955W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Ruble, Jesse

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

San Diego → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

LAX88LA292

2 people were seriously injured.

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

AT THE END OF A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE PILOT HAD TO ABORT THE LANDING THE FIRST TIME DUE TO HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS AND TURBULENCE. THE PILOT RETURNED FOR LANDING AND DURING THE LANDING ROLL ON THE WET RUNWAY, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE DID NOT GAIN ENOUGH AIRSPEED PRIOR TO COLLIDING WITH A VEHICLE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.