# Accident 19991011029089A: Amtr CHRISEAGLE, Brigham City, UT, October 11, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1999, 10:40 local time
- Place: Brigham City, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5102° N, 112.0408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5102&lon=-112.0408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24JT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24JT-2000-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitchell Watkins CHRISTEN EAGLE (registry code 05658HG, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitchell-watkins-christen-eagle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHRISEAGLE
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 27,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991011029089A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.19) ON OCTOBER 11, 1999, AT 1040 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A WALKINS CHRISTEN EAGLE, N24JT, WAS DESTROYED FOLLOWING IMPACT WITH WATER NEAR BRIGHAM CITY, UTAH. THE CERTIFICATED AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT IN THE AIRPLANE, WAS FATALLY INJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE OWNER/PILOT UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT WHICH ORIGINATED FROM OGDEN-HINCKLEY AIRPORT, OGDEN, UTAH, 21 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PILOT'S WIFE REPORTED HIM MISSING, AND A SEARCH BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCATED THE AIRPLANE AT APPROXIMATELY 1030 ON OCTOBER 13, 1999.  THE AIRPLANE WAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY 5 STATUTE MILES EAST OF THE PROMONTORY PENINSULA, IN THE GREAT SALT LAKE, IN 4 TO 5 FEET OF WATER.                           (.4) THE PILOT DEPARTED FOR HIS USUAL 20 MINUTE AEROBATIC ROUTINE. RADAR DATA INDICATES THAT AFTER 8 MINUTES OF AEROBATICS, THE PILOT TURNED TO A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 120 DEGREES TO RETURN HOME. TWO MINUTES LATER, THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A DESCENDING RIGHT HAND TURN, DESCENDED 2,000 FEET, AND IMPACTED THE WATER ON A HEADING OF 220 DEGREES. THE PILOT WAS WITHIN GOOD RADIO  COMMUNICATION RANGE OF SEVERAL FAA ATC ORGANIZATIONS, BUT NO COMMUNICATION FROM THE PILOT WAS HEARD. THE AIRPLANE'S CANOPY WAS EQUIPPED WITH A QUICK RELEASE FOR EMERGENCY AIRBORNE JETTISONING. THE PILOT WAS FOUND WEARING A PARACHUTE. THE PILOT'S WIFE SAID THAT DURING THE PREVIOUS YEAR, THE 78 YEAR OLD PILOT HAD BEEN RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS BY BLOWS TO HIS HEAD. NO PREIMPACT ENGINE OR AIRFRAME ANOMALIES, WHICH MIGHT HAVE AFFECTED THE AIRPLANE'S PERFORMANCE, WERE IDENTIFIED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN00FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00FA005), Oct 11, 1999: Watkins Christen Eagle (N24JT), Brigham City, UT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain aircraft control due to an unknown physical impairment.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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