Burnett Jerry D CHALLENGER II N4555J

Summary

On 6 April 1991 at about 14:45 local time, a Burnett Jerry D CHALLENGER II registered N4555J, operated by P.a. Garp, was involved in an accident near Bullhead City, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 April 1991 at 14:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Bullhead City, Arizona, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Burnett Jerry D CHALLENGER II

Registration

N4555J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

P.a. Garp

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bullhead City → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX91LA160

Nobody was injured.

THE DISINTEGRATION OF THE PROPELLER. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE DETERIORATION OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL AND THE NONAVILABILITY OF SUITABLE LANDING TERRAIN.

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THE PILOT PURCHASED THE AIRPLANE AFTER RECEIVING A 3 HOUR CHECKOUT A DAY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. HE DEPARTED BULLHEAD CITY AIRPORT IN THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT AND PROCEEDED TO THE PRACTICE AREA ABOUT 5 MILES NORTH OF THE AIRPORT. AFTER PRACTICING SOME MANEUVERS AND WHILE FLYING AT NORMAL CRUISE HE BEGAN A TURN. WHILE IN THE TURN THE DEBRIS BEGAN TO COME OFF THE AIRPLANE AND IT BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY VIBRATE. HE AIRPLANE BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL BUT THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND IN A ROUGH/UNEVEN AREA, BUT NOT WITHOUT DAMAGING THE AIRPLANE. EXAMINATION OF THE PROPELLER DISCLOSED THAT IT DISINTEGRATED WHILE IN FLIGHT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.