Morgan S-17 NONE

Summary

On 28 December 2003 at about 19:00 local time, a Morgan S-17 registered NONE, operated by Mickey Morgan, was involved in an accident near Woodstock, Connecticut, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 December 2003 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Woodstock, Connecticut, United States

Coordinates

41.9836, -71.9981

Aircraft

Morgan S-17

Registration

NONE

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Mickey Morgan

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Woodstock → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

NTSB number

NYC04LA052

1 person was seriously injured.

The uncertificated pilot's decision to perform a low altitude maneuver at an inadequate altitude, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While maneuvering in a circle 400 feet above the ground, "suddenly and without warning," and without input from the uncertificated pilot, the airplane rolled to the right. The pilot attempted to correct the attitude of the airplane, but it continued to roll right and impacted evergreen trees before coming to rest on the ground. The pilot reported he had accumulated 519 hours of total flight experience in the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.