Hickman MURPHY REBEL N14UJ

Summary

On 23 November 2002 at about 14:50 local time, a Hickman MURPHY REBEL registered N14UJ was involved in an accident near Hilton Head, South Carolina, United States. 2 people were 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

23 November 2002 at 14:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Hilton Head, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Hilton Head (HXD)

Coordinates

32.2250, -80.6983

Aircraft

Hickman MURPHY REBEL

Registration

N14UJ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hilton Head → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL03LA018

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an aborted landing that resulted in the in-flight collision with a ditch.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot and the previous owner were completing a required five-hour block of flight time in the Murphy Rebel when the accident occurred. The pilot further stated that following the landing on the first third of the 4300-foot-long runway, the airplane veered off the left side of the runway. The pilot applied full power in an effort to correct the left drift and to establish a climb. The airplane plunged into a nearby canal as the pilot attempted to establish a climb. The pilot did not report a mechanical problem with the airplane. The pilot had purchased the airplane the day before the accident and had flown three hours total time in the Murphy Rebel.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.