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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Johnson Raymond H COOT A · Deer Park, WA · October 2, 2015

Date: October 2, 2015 · 11:10 local
Place: Deer Park, WA
Airport: Deer Park
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N69BD
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR16FA001
Reported as: Johnson Raymond H Coot A
Reported engine: Franklin 6A-350SER
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,090 total8 in the last 90 days

N69BDRegistration cancelled Apr 13, 2017 · Johnson Raymond H COOT AS/N KK-6 · Built 2000 Airframe modelJohnson Raymond H COOT A Engine modelFranklin 6A-350SERReciprocating

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What happened

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

N69BD was operating in the dew traffic pattern and was observed by another flight crew in the dew traffic pattern to be in a near vertical spin in the vicinity of a normal left base leg to rwy 16. The aircraft contacted the ground in a wooded area and was destroyed on impact. Ground impact markings and the compact nature of the debris field were consistent with a high rate/vertical impact. The pilot, who was the only occupant, was killed on impact.

As the FAA filed it

N69BD WAS OPERATING IN THE DEW TRAFFIC PATTERN AND WAS OBSERVED BY ANOTHER FLIGHT CREW IN THE DEW TRAFFIC PATTERN TO BE IN A NEAR VERTICAL SPIN IN THE VICINITY OF A NORMAL LEFT BASE LEG TO RWY 16. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND IN A WOODED AREA AND WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT. GROUND IMPACT MARKINGS AND THE COMPACT NATURE OF THE DEBRIS FIELD WERE CONSISTENT WITH A HIGH RATE/VERTICAL IMPACT. THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT, WAS KILLED ON IMPACT.

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 WPR16FA001Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportDeer Park, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's diverted attention due to the rough…Oct 2, 2015 · Destroyed