# Accident 20190814015479A: Capes Greg R MURPHY MOOSE, Marysville, WA, August 14, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2019, 18:54 local time
- Place: Marysville, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1397° N, 122.1575° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1397&lon=-122.1575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N525SG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N525SG-2022-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Capes Greg R MURPHY MOOSE (registry code 05638G0, https://openairdocs.org/model/capes-greg-r-murphy-moose) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Vedeneyev M14-PF (registry code 63605, https://openairdocs.org/engine/vedeneyev-m14-pf) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAPES GREG R MURPHY MOOSE
- Reported engine: VEDENEYEV M14-PF
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19FA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190814015479A

## Narrative

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

ON THE DAY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, WITNESSES REPORTED THAT DURING HIGH SPEED TAXI TEST AT FRONTIER AIRPARK [WN53], THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE SOUND WAS NOT NORMAL AND PUFFS OF BLACK SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE EXHAUST. ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, WITNESSES REPORT THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS SEEN ABOUT 4 MILES WNW OF WN53, FLYING UNUSUALLY LOW, MAKING A SERIES OF LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS, AND THE ENGINE SOUND WAS NOT NORMAL. WITNESSES ALSO REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE BANKED SHARPLY AS IF OUT-OF-CONTROL, AND ENTERED A NOSE DIVE PRIOR TO IMPACTING INTO A FIELD.

## 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 WPR19FA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA219), Aug 15, 2019: Capes Murphy Moose (N525SG), Marysville, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain terrain clearance while turning to final approach to avoid a collision with another airplane flying a straight in approach to the same runway. 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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