Boeing E75 N5195N

Summary

On 4 August 2009 at about 22:15 local time, a Boeing E75 registered N5195N, operated by Robert Remiro, was involved in an accident near Happy Jack, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, 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

4 August 2009 at 22:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Happy Jack, Arizona, United States

Coordinates

34.7431, -111.4078

Aircraft

Boeing E75

Registration

N5195N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Robert Remiro

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cottonwood → Holbrook

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR09LA384

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the high density altitude.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The passenger reported that during cruise flight, the pilot “decided to turn around because the airplane was not gaining altitude.” The passenger stated that his head was down looking at a chart as they turned and when he looked up, “they were going down fast and then he blacked out.” Examination of the accident site and airplane by first responders revealed that the airplane impacted the ground within an open field at an elevation of about 6,692 feet mean sea level (msl). Structural damage was observed to the upper and lower left wings and empennage consistent with a stall and a nose down impact. Using reported weather conditions from a weather reporting station located 15 miles northwest of the accident site and the reported accident site elevation, density altitude was calculated to be about 10,681 feet msl. Post accident examination of the recovered airframe and engine revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.