Bushmaster SUPER BUSHMASTER C-FIIB

Summary

On 4 October 2015 at about 22:00 local time, a Bushmaster SUPER BUSHMASTER registered C-FIIB, operated by Cameron Bruce Fraser, was involved in an accident near Marble Canyon, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 October 2015 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Marble Canyon, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Cliff Dwellers (AZ03)

Coordinates

36.7344, -111.7528

Aircraft

Bushmaster SUPER BUSHMASTER

Registration

C-FIIB

Category

Airplane

Year built

2011

Engines

1

Operator

Cameron Bruce Fraser

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Las Vegas → Marble Canyon

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA003

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain descent rate durring the landing resulting in collision with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the visiting foreign pilot's written statement, while on approach to land at a desert airport, he encountered severe turbulence, was unable to maintain altitude, and the airplane impacted the ground 50 feet short of the runway. The nearest weather reporting station was 12 NM to the north-east, and reported that the wind was 150 degrees true at 13 knots, with gusts to 19. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings, fuselage and empennage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or anomalies prior to or during the flight that would have prevented normal flight operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.