# Accident 20110308004109A: Douglas AD-4N, Jackpot, NV, March 8, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2011, 16:00 local time
- Place: Jackpot, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0119° N, 114.3111° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0119&lon=-114.3111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2088G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2088G-2017-09-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas AD-4N (registry code 3026012, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-ad-4n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R3350 series (registry code 67063, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r3350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS AD-4N
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R3350 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,825 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110308004109A

## Narrative

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

EXPERIMENTAL-EXHIBITION-RACING AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ON VFR FLIGHT FROM WENDOVER, UT (ENV) AT 1600 LOCAL, ENROUTE TO IDAHO FALLS, ID (IDA) WITH ONE PASSENGER.  NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED, NO FLIGHT FOLLOWING REQUESTED.AREA WX ALONG ROUTE OF FLIGHT WAS MVFR TO IFR, DETERIORATING, IN MOUNTANOUS TERRAIN.  AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND DESTROYED WITH EVIDENCE OF POST IMPACT FIRE, APPROXIMATELY 21 NM EAST/NORTHEAST OF JACKPOT, NV AIRPORT (06U).AFRCC NOTED AIRCRAFT DESCENDING BEFORE LOST ON RADAR, APPROXIMATELY 17 MI SOUTH OF JACKPOT, NV.

## 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 WPR11FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA156), Mar 8, 2011: Douglas AD-4N (N2088G), Twin Falls, ID, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The non-instrument-rated pilot’s encounter with localized instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a loss of airplane control.

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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