- Date
- February 22, 1985, 15:40 local (22:40 UTC)
- Place
- Marana, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N2JMJim Mckinstry Arestia Ganador
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 24472
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction
Propeller system/accessories,counterweight - failure,totalFactor
Nose over
Brakes(normal) - improper use ofCause
Analysis
The aircraft was observed to land fast from a low approach with its canopy open. The aircraft then veered right, and went over on its back at the edge of the runway where it burned. One counterweight had separated from the propeller hub assembly and was not found at the accident site.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2JM
- Reported as
- Jim Mckinstry Arestia Ganador (ARESTIA GA)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- JM4AG
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-C1C, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Amos E. Buettell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 10, 1985 · 12 hours before
- Departed
- E14 · Marana
- Airport
- E14 · Avra Valley, runway 3, 4,200 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land, Multi-engine sea, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 5,268 total · 10 in this make and model · 5,024 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F