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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Morse Frank L REBEL · Gypsum, CO · June 5, 2015

Date
June 5, 2015 · 16:47 local
Place
Gypsum, CO
Airport
Eagle County Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N914FM
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN15FA257
Reported as
Morse Frank L Rebel
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total

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What happened

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

On June 5, 2015 at approximately 1647 MDT, N914FM, a Morse Frank L, model Rebel experienced a wind gust landing, subsequently veering the aircraft left of runway 25 where it impacted an aircraft hangar at the Eagle county airport (ege) Eagle, Colorado. The aircraft sustained substantial damage with minimal damage to the hangar. The pilot was fatally injured. The passenger was substantially injured. The passenger was airlifted to a denver hospital after being admitted to a local hospital . This flight was conducted under FAR par 91, visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 5, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 1647 MDT, N914FM, A MORSE FRANK L, MODEL REBEL EXPERIENCED A WIND GUST LANDING, SUBSEQUENTLY VEERING THE AIRCRAFT LEFT OF RUNWAY 25 WHERE IT IMPACTED AN AIRCRAFT HANGAR AT THE EAGLE COUNTY AIRPORT (EGE) EAGLE, COLORADO. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE HANGAR. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE PASSENGER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY INJURED. THE PASSENGER WAS AIRLIFTED TO A DENVER HOSPITAL AFTER BEING ADMITTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL . THIS FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER FAR PAR 91, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.