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FAA accident report · Daught T18C · Turtle Mountai, CA · November 11, 2003

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Date
November 11, 2003 · 11:00 local
Place
Turtle Mountai, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N647C
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX04LA041
Reported as
Daught T18C
Reported engine
TELMAT TMXO360
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N647CRegistration cancelled Sep 27, 2012 · Daughters Carl Freeman T18CS/N 36 · Built 1993Airframe modelDaughters Carl Freeman T18CEngine modelLycoming 0-360-A1DReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The homebuilt aircraft departed glendale, AZ @ 1030L on 11-11-03, enroute to santa maria, CA. privacy data omitted Failed to reach it's destination. When the aircraft became overdue, family member contacted santa maria airport personnel. The civil air patrol initiated a search in the area of the last radar track provided by the air force rescue coordination center, langley afb, VA. The last radar tracking of the aircraft indicated 12,400 ft. after the right wing separated (assumed), the rate of descent was 9,400 fpm. On 11-12-03, ground search teams located the aircraft 0837L in the Turtle mountains, CA, 24 miles southwest (lat N34.24.214, lon W114.45.178) of lake havasu city airport. There was no survivors. The right wing was discovered 1 mile west of the main wreckage. After removal of the victims, the wreckage was removed by an aviation salvage company. Upon wreckage investigation by the NTSB and FAA, preliminary findings determined that the right wing separated at the wing root spar due to positive g forces on the right wing (textbook example). Presently, at this time, this investigation is waiting for weather data.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED GLENDALE, AZ @ 1030L ON 11-11-03, ENROUTE TO SANTA MARIA, CA. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FAILED TO REACH IT'S DESTINATION. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BECAME OVERDUE, FAMILY MEMBER CONTACTED SANTA MARIA AIRPORT PERSONNEL. THE CIVIL AIR PATROL INITIATED A SEARCH IN THE AREA OF THE LAST RADAR TRACK PROVIDED BY THE AIR FORCE RESCUE COORDINATION CENTER, LANGLEY AFB, VA. THE LAST RADAR TRACKING OF THE AIRCRAFT INDICATED 12,400 FT. AFTER THE RIGHT WING SEPARATED (ASSUMED), THE RATE OF DESCENT WAS 9,400 FPM. ON 11-12-03, GROUND SEARCH TEAMS LOCATED THE AIRCRAFT 0837L IN THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS, CA, 24 MILES SOUTHWEST (LAT N34.24.214, LON W114.45.178) OF LAKE HAVASU CITY AIRPORT. THERE WAS NO SURVIVORS. THE RIGHT WING WAS DISCOVERED 1 MILE WEST OF THE MAIN WRECKAGE. AFTER REMOVAL OF THE VICTIMS, THE WRECKAGE WAS REMOVED BY AN AVIATION SALVAGE COMPANY. UPON WRECKAGE INVESTIGATION BY THE NTSB AND FAA, PRELIMINARY FINDINGS DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT WING SEPARATED AT THE WING ROOT SPAR DUE TO POSITIVE G FORCES ON THE RIGHT WING (TEXTBOOK EXAMPLE). PRESENTLY, AT THIS TIME, THIS INVESTIGATION IS WAITING FOR WEATHER DATA.

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 LAX04LA041Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportNeedles, CAthe pilot's continuation of a visual flight rules (VFR) flight into an area of adverse weather, which resulted in an encounter with moderate to severe turbulence and in-flight breakup of the airplane.Nov 11, 2003 · Destroyed

Other reports on N647C · 1

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

Incident 19940727033069ILevel Off Touchdown · Sioux Falls, SDNarrative: on 7-27-94 at 1025 CDT, pilot carl f. daughters flew N647C, a thorpe-daughters, T18C, to Sioux Falls, SD. During landing sequence he made a hard landing, bounced and ground looped the aircraft hitting the airport runway lights on runway 3. The…Jul 27, 1994 · Minor damage