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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mccurry Charles P F-1 ROCKET · Sedona, AZ · March 21, 2015

Date: March 21, 2015 · 11:15 local
Place: Sedona, AZ
Airport: Sedona
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N747MC
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR15LA131
Reported as: Mccurry Charles P F-1 Rocket
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 642 total6 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N747MCRegistration cancelled Jul 29, 2015 · Mccurry Charles P F-1 ROCKETS/N 79 · Built 2001 Airframe modelMccurry Charles P F-1 ROCKET Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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3-24-2015, Sdl FSDO received report of accident that involved N747MC on 3-21-2015. The aircraft appears to have had a loss of power and landed on a usfs road 1 mile from the Sedona Airport. The two pilots were both hurt after the aircraft landed on the road and crashed into trees lining the road. There was no post crash fire. Both pilots were transported to local hospitals for care.

3-25-2015, Sdl FSDO inspectors viewed the aircraft at AZ air slavage in phx, AZ. The aircraft is destroyed, heavy damage to the left wing, engine broke off at engine mounts, tail section behind 2nd seat nearly broken off, left horizonal damaged with missing elevator.

4-14-2015, Observed NTSB inspection of engine with Lycoming safety investigator. No difinative conclusion of why the engine would not produce power from idle.

As the FAA filed it

3-24-2015, SDL FSDO RECEIVED REPORT OF ACCIDENT THAT INVOLVED N747MC ON 3-21-2015. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO HAVE HAD A LOSS OF POWER AND LANDED ON A USFS ROAD 1 MILE FROM THE SEDONA AIRPORT. THE TWO PILOTS WERE BOTH HURT AFTER THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO TREES LINING THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE. BOTH PILOTS WERE TRANSPORTED TO LOCAL HOSPITALS FOR CARE.

3-25-2015, SDL FSDO INSPECTORS VIEWED THE AIRCRAFT AT AZ AIR SLAVAGE IN PHX, AZ. THE AIRCRAFT IS DESTROYED, HEAVY DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, ENGINE BROKE OFF AT ENGINE MOUNTS, TAIL SECTION BEHIND 2ND SEAT NEARLY BROKEN OFF, LEFT HORIZONAL DAMAGED WITH MISSING ELEVATOR.

4-14-2015, OBSERVED NTSB INSPECTION OF ENGINE WITH LYCOMING SAFETY INVESTIGATOR. NO DIFINATIVE CONCLUSION OF WHY THE ENGINE WOULD NOT PRODUCE POWER FROM IDLE.

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 WPR15LA131Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSedona, AZThe partial loss of engine power during final approach for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examination of the engine.Mar 21, 2015 · Substantial damage