McMurtrie JURCA MJ-10 N379SF
1 October 1994 · Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 1 October 1994 at about 14:42 local time, a McMurtrie JURCA MJ-10 registered N379SF was involved in an accident near Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 14:42
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bartlesville Municipal (BVO)
- Coordinates
- 36.7302, -96.0690
- Aircraft
- McMurtrie JURCA MJ-10
- Registration
- N379SF
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW95FA001
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
AN INADVERTENT PILOT-INDUCED STALL AT TOO LOW AN ALTITUDE TO EFFECT A SAFE RECOVERY. FACTORS WERE THE MALFUNCTIONING PROPELLER SYSTEM AND THE UNCOMMANDED FEATHERING OF THE PROPELLER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT TOOK OFF AND REMAINED IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. WITNESSES SAID HE HAD DIFFICULTY LOWERING THE LANDING GEAR AND BY THE TIME IT WAS FULLY EXTENDED, THE AIRPLANE HAD TURNED FINAL AND WAS HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. WITNESSES SAID POWER WAS INCREASED, THE NOSE PITCHED UP, THE LEFT WING DROPPED, AND THE AIRPLANE DOVE OR SPUN TO THE GROUND. THE PILOT'S BROTHER SAID THAT ON A PREVIOUS TEST FLIGHT, THE PILOT HAD MADE A FORCED LANDING WHEN THE PROPELLER FEATHERED, AND IT APPEARED TO HIM THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON THIS FLIGHT. THE PROPELLER DISASSEMBLY REPORT INDICATED THE BLADE ANGLE WAS '40 DEGREES TO 45 DEGREES. . . CONSIDERED HIGH FOR A SLOW SPEED IMPACT.' THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE IF 'THE CONFIGURATION'S OUTPUT CONTROL PRESSURE WAS NOT CAPABLE OF MAINTAINING BLADE ANGLE, AND THAT THE PROPELLER WAS SLIPPING TO COARSE PITCH.' NO OIL LEAKS NOR PROPELLER GOVERNOR ANOMALIES WERE FOUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 1994 | Cessna 152 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Spartan Aeronautics | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1994 | Cessna T-210J | Hobart, Oklahoma, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1994 | Piper PA-23 | Duncan, Oklahoma, United States | Brewer, JIM L. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1994 | Cessna 210L | Haskell, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1994 | George SPACEWALKER 1 | Mountain View, Oklahoma, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1994 | Piper PA-25-260 | Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |