# Accident 20100524005119A: Rice Harry GN-1 AIR CA, Paulden, AZ, May 24, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2010, 09:38 local time
- Place: Paulden, AZ
- Airport: Big Springs Ranch
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8672° N, 112.4686° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8672&lon=-112.4686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N129JR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N129JR-2011-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rice Harry J GN-1 AIR CAMPIER (registry code 05627M7, https://openairdocs.org/model/rice-harry-j-gn-1-air-campier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90-12F (registry code 17183, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-12f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RICE HARRY GN-1 AIR CA
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90-12F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 28,000 total, 26 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA258) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100524005119A

## Narrative

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

ON 05/24/2010 AT A 09:38 AM AIRCRAFT N129JR WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AT THE BIG SPRINGS RANCH AIRPORT IN PAULDEN AZ WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS TO THE RIGHT OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 28. AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE STALLED IMPACTING THE GROUND IN AN ALMOST VERTICAL CONDITION. WITNESS STATED THE AIRCRAFT FLEW OVER HER HOME AT APPROXIMATLY 50' AND COULD SEE THE PILOT PLAINLY, BUT COULD NOT HERE ANY ENGINE NOISE OR SOUNDS.  PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION SHOWS EVIDENCE OF THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE WAS OPERATING AT A VERY LOW OR NO POWER CONDITION. WITNESS #2  WAS FOLLOWING N129JR IN THE PATTERN PRACTICING TAKE OFFS AND LANDING. HE STATED HE DID NOT NOTICE THE AIRCRAFT HAD CRASHED ON HIS FINAL APPROACH AND LANDING. WITNESS REPORTED HE DID NOT NOTICE OR HEAR OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT N129JR. FURTHER INVESTIGATION THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE IS PENDING.

## 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 WPR10LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA258), May 24, 2010: Rice GN-1 AIR Campier (N129JR), Paulden, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control for undetermined reasons while on final approach to land.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.