# Accident 20151002017259A: Johnson Raymond H COOT A, Deer Park, WA, October 2, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2015, 11:10 local time
- Place: Deer Park, WA
- Airport: Deer Park
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9897° N, 117.4208° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9897&lon=-117.4208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69BD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69BD-2017-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Johnson Raymond H COOT A (registry code 05602K2, https://openairdocs.org/model/johnson-raymond-h-coot-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A-350SER (registry code 27023, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-350ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JOHNSON RAYMOND H COOT A
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6A-350SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,090 total, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151002017259A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR16FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA001), Oct 2, 2015: Johnson Coot (N69BD), Deer Park, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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