United Consultant UC-1 N9501U
27 October 1994 · Pinedale, Wyoming, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 27 October 1994 at about 19:30 local time, a United Consultant UC-1 registered N9501U, operated by Horn, John J., was involved in an accident near Pinedale, Wyoming, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pinedale, Wyoming, United States
- Coordinates
- 42.8596, -109.8595
- Aircraft
- United Consultant UC-1
- Registration
- N9501U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Horn, John J.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA95FA012
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
AIRCRAFT CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: ROUGH WATER AND DOWNDRAFTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WITNESSES STATED THAT THEY HEARD THE AIRPLANE OVER THE WATER, THEN THEY HEARD A SOUND LIKE AN EXPLOSION. THE AIRPLANE WAS FOUND SUBMERGED IN THE LAKE. AFTER RETRIEVAL, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING WAS CRUSHED REARWARD. THE FUSELAGE FROM THE NOSE TO JUST AFT OF THE CABIN WAS CRUSHED UP AND REARWARD. THE LEFT WING AND ENGINE WERE NOT RETRIEVED. NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND TO INDICATE A MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. A PILOT WHO FLEW OVER THE LAKE A SHORT TIME AFTER THE ACCIDENT REPORTED ROUGH AND TURBULENT CONDITIONS WITH SEVERE DOWNDRAFTS. HE ALSO REPORTED THAT THE WATER WAS ROUGH AND CHOPPY WITH WHITE CAPS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 7 Jun 1994 | Rockwell AC-690 | Casper, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1994 | Mooney M20C | Wamsutter, Wyoming, United States | Howard, DON M. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1994 | Schell RV-6A | Crowheart, Wyoming, United States | Schell, Timothy N. | Serious injuries | - |
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| 14 Aug 1994 | Burkhart Grob G-109B | Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |