# Accident 20111004023179A: Vaughn Robert A PULSAR, West Jordan, UT, October 4, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2011, 12:55 local time
- Place: West Jordan, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6044° N, 111.9822° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6044&lon=-111.9822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91BV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91BV-2013-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vaughn Robert A PULSAR (registry code 05618A4, https://openairdocs.org/model/vaughn-robert-a-pulsar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VAUGHN ROBERT A PULSAR
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111004023179A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE SOUTH VALLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT AND STRUGGLED TO GAIN AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE.  AIRCRAFT CHANGED PITCH ATTITUDE NUMEROUS TIMES IN WHAT WITNESSES DESCRIBED AS ATTEMPTS TO GAIN AISPEED, THEN SHALLOW CLIMBS, THEN LEVELING OFF TO GAIN AIRSPEED AGAIN.  AS AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO TURN CROSSWIND AND LOAD FACTOR INCREASED IN THE TURN AND THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE WENT UP TOO HIGH.  THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, THE RIGHT WING DROPPED, AND THE AIRCRAFT FELL APPROXIMATELY 50-75' TO THE GROUND.  PASSENGER DIED AT THE SCENE.  PILOT DIED THE NEXT DAY.

## 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 WPR12FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA001), Oct 4, 2011: Vaughn Pulsar (N91BV), West Jordan, UT, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient airspeed and airplane control while initiating a turn during the initial climb after takeoff in a high density altitude environment, above the airplane’s…

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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