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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr HUGHES 1 B · Yellowstonepark, WY · August 4, 2003

Date: August 4, 2003 · 18:30 local
Place: Yellowstonepark, WY
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N258Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN03FA138
Reported as: Amtr HUGHES1B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 72 in this make and model

N258YRegistration cancelled Dec 30, 2005 · Wright James L HUGHES 1 BS/N 2 · Built 2002 Airframe modelWright James L HUGHES 1 B Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) Improper maintenance of the propeller caused it to go into low pitch and high RPM causing high oil and cylinder temperature. The pilot attempted an emergency landing resulting in loss of life and total destruction of the aircraft. Accident and actual cause is currently under investigation.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) IMPROPER MAINTENANCE OF THE PROPELLER CAUSED IT TO GO INTO LOW PITCH AND HIGH RPM CAUSING HIGH OIL AND CYLINDER TEMPERATURE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING RESULTING IN LOSS OF LIFE AND TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. ACCIDENT AND ACTUAL CAUSE IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB DEN03FA138Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportYellowstone Nat, WYThe in-flight loss of a propeller counterweight, followed by the pilot's loss of aircraft control during a forced landing attempt and subsequent inadvertent stall/spin to the ground.Aug 5, 2003 · Destroyed

Other reports on N258Y · 1

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

Incident 20030123000869IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Cottage Grove, OR(-23) Approach to Cottage Grove airstrip, aircraft showed 3 green indicators for landing gear down and locked. When aircraft landed and weight was applied to landing gear, the right main landing gear collapsed. When the gear collapsed the prop had struck the…Jan 23, 2003 · Minor damage