# Accident 20190711009909A: Bradley J Gibb AR-1, Hawley, MN, July 11, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2019, 12:30 local time
- Place: Hawley, MN
- Airport: Hawley Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0000° N, 96.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0000&lon=-96.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14968, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14968-2021-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bradley J Gibb AR-1 (registry code 05637SR, https://openairdocs.org/model/bradley-j-gibb-ar-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRADLEY J GIBB AR-1
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19FA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190711009909A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASH LOCATION WAS APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET TO THE SOUTH OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 16.   AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GND IN A NOSE DOWN ALMOST VERTICAL ANGLE. AIRCRAFT THEN ROTATED AND LANDED ABOUT 30 FEET AWAY. AS AIRCRAFT ROTATED BOTH MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE GND ONE AT 90 DEGREES FORM INITIAL IMPACT POINT LEAVING THE AIRCRAFT AND LANDING JUST BEYOND THE WRECKAGE ( SAME HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 175 DEGREES)  THE OTHER BLADE STUCK IN THE GND ABOUT 10 FEET FURTHER DOWN THE DEBRIS FIELD. BOTH BLADE IMPACT POINT WAS TO THE EAST OF THE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE WITH ONLY THE STEEL STRUCTURE FOR THE FUSELAGE AND LANDING GEAR REMAINING. AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS DAMAGED BY FIRE BUT WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE AIRCRAFT.  PUSHER PROPELLER WAS ATTACHED TO THE ENGINE ALL (3) BLADES WERE BROKEN OFF ABOUT 18" FROM HUB CENTER, 2 BLADE TIPS WERE FOUND UNDER THE WRECKAGE.  ABOUT 18" OF THE 3RD BLADE WAS FOUND IN THE FIELD ABOUT 150 BEFORE THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT WITH SCRAPING MARKS AND  TIP DAMAGE FROM IMPACT WITH THE GROUND.  BLADE SECTION ATTACHED TO ENGINE AND THOSE FOUND UNDER THE WRECKAGE WERE EXTREMELY DAMAGED FROM FIRE.  THE

AIRSPEED INDICATOR WAS FROZEN AT ABOUT 110 MPH AND VSI AT 900 FPM DECENT. PILOT WAS PULLED FROM THE WRECKAGE BY WITNESSES.  WITNESS STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A NOSE DOWN VERTICAL DECENT.  ONE OTHER WITNESS SAID THE AIRCRAFT WAS SPINNING AND HE HAD SEEN IT GO AROUND 3 TIMES AND AIRCRAFT WAS POINTED STRAIGHT DOWN.   NOTE PILOT TIMES ON THIS REPORT ARE ESTIMATES AS PILOT LOG BOOK WAS NOT LOCATED.

## 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 CEN19FA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA218), Jul 11, 2019: GIbb AR-1 (N14968), Hawley, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight loss of control and collision with terrain for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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