Wroblewski RV-4 N95PW

Summary

On 1 September 1999 at about 17:00 local time, a Wroblewski RV-4 registered N95PW was involved in an accident near Bayfield, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 September 1999 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Bayfield, Colorado, United States

Coordinates

37.2303, -107.5891

Aircraft

Wroblewski RV-4

Registration

N95PW

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pagosa Springs → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN99FA158

2 people died.

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft for undetermined reasons.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was flying his homebuilt airplane as a flight of two with another aircraft. The accident airplane was trailing behind the other aircraft, and both airplanes flew low over their friend's house. Several witnesses, including the friend, observed the trailing aircraft fly overhead. The left wing tipped, and the airplane rolled to the left, then headed toward the ground with the nose pointed downward. The aircraft struck several trees then impacted the ground.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.