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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Amtr Questairvent · Crescentcity, CA · September 4, 2002

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Date
September 4, 2002 · 13:00 local
Place
Crescentcity, CA
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6UN
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX02LA273
Reported as
Amtr Questairvent
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
N6UNRegistration cancelled Mar 12, 2003 · Petrik Gene J QUESTAIR VENTURES/N 40Airframe modelPetrik Gene J QUESTAIR VENTURE

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On September 4, 2002 at approximately 1300 hours local Mr. Gene petrik was approaching runway 17 located at crescent city airport. Mr. Steven clary who was flying overhead at approximately 2500 feet witnessed the accident. Mr. Petrik declared his intentions to conduct a straight in approach on runway 17. Approximately 1 mile from the end of runway Mr. Clary observed Mr. Petrik's aircraft act as if stalling in flight. The aircraft appeared to depart flight by sharply banking, left wing down and into the trees. There was no smoke or fire observed. The aircraft appears to have impacted a tree trunk approximately 5 inches in diameter. The left wing was torn off the fuselage and landed approximately 20 feet above the ground in an adjacent tree. The aircraft continued forward approximately 20 feet and impacted the ground. A narrow path of destruction on the ground indicates the aircraft impacted the ground on its nose bounced approximately 10 feet and landed upside down with the right wing still intact. One fatality.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2002 AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 HOURS LOCAL MR. GENE PETRIK WAS APPROACHING RUNWAY 17 LOCATED AT CRESCENT CITY AIRPORT. MR. STEVEN CLARY WHO WAS FLYING OVERHEAD AT APPROXIMATELY 2500 FEET WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT. MR. PETRIK DECLARED HIS INTENTIONS TO CONDUCT A STRAIGHT IN APPROACH ON RUNWAY 17. APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE FROM THE END OF RUNWAY MR. CLARY OBSERVED MR. PETRIK'S AIRCRAFT ACT AS IF STALLING IN FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO DEPART FLIGHT BY SHARPLY BANKING, LEFT WING DOWN AND INTO THE TREES. THERE WAS NO SMOKE OR FIRE OBSERVED. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO HAVE IMPACTED A TREE TRUNK APPROXIMATELY 5 INCHES IN DIAMETER. THE LEFT WING WAS TORN OFF THE FUSELAGE AND LANDED APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND IN AN ADJACENT TREE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. A NARROW PATH OF DESTRUCTION ON THE GROUND INDICATES THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND ON ITS NOSE BOUNCED APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN WITH THE RIGHT WING STILL INTACT. ONE FATALITY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX02LA273Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCrescent City, CAThe pilot's loss of control for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was low ceiling.Sep 4, 2002 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6UN · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19951019049129ACrescentcity, CA(-16) The pilot in command lost control of the aircraft on the runway after touch down. The pilot in command couldn't provide a current flight review date.Oct 19, 1995 · Substantial damageIncident 19920811039719ILevel Off Touchdown · Crescent City, CAUnable to extend nose gear. Landed nose gear up. Found faulty nose gear actuator. Had no bi-annual flight review.Aug 11, 1992 · Reported as Amtrjg QUESTAIR20 · Minor damage