Joseph W Hillbrand SONERAI IIL N119JH

Summary

On 17 October 1990 at about 18:30 local time, a Joseph W Hillbrand SONERAI IIL registered N119JH, operated by Hillebrand, Joseph W., was involved in an accident near Maricopa, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

17 October 1990 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Maricopa, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Ak Chin (E 31)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Joseph W Hillbrand SONERAI IIL

Registration

N119JH

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Hillebrand, Joseph W.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX91DUJ01

1 person was 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

THE PILOT OF THE HOMEBUILT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A BUSH NEXT TO RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, HIT A CULVERT, CARTWHEELED, AND NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK. THE PILOT STATED THIS WAS THE SECOND ATTEMPT TO TAKEOFF AFTER EXPERIENCING ENGINE POWER SURGES ON THE FIRST TRY. THE PILOT ALSO STATED HE HAD FILLED THE FUEL TANKS WITH AUTOMOTIVE FUEL WHICH CONTAINED AN MTBE ADDITIVE. THE ENGINE EXAMINATION REVEALED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.