- Date
- October 30, 1988, 14:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Parker, CO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N25DJJones Christen Eagle II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 25, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881030050949A
- Case key
- 17551
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was performing aerobatics in a homebuilt christen eagle near his girlfriend's house where a birthday party was in progress. Witnesses said the acft executed a roll at low altitude and 'went straight in.' Weather was not a factor and examination of the wreckage did not reveal evidence of pre-impact failure or deficiency.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25DJ
- Reported as
- Jones Christen Eagle II (CHRISTEN E)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- JONES-0001
- Airframe hours
- 488
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360 AID, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gaeth, Arthur
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 20, 1988 · 56 hours before
- Departed
- 1W1 · Denver, CO
- Destination
- 1W1
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Rear
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,122 total · 258 in this make and model · 1,020 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- APA, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.