- Date
- April 6, 1991, 07:45 local (14:45 UTC)
- Place
- Bullhead City, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4555JBurnett, Jerry D. Challenger II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910406008959A
- Case key
- 27160
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Probable cause
The disintegration of the propeller. Contributing to this accident was the deterioration of aircraft control and the nonavilability of suitable landing terrain.
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.
Analysis
The pilot purchased the airplane after receiving a 3 hour checkout a day prior to the accident. He departed Bullhead City airport in the morning of the accident and proceeded to the practice area about 5 miles north of the airport. After practicing some maneuvers and while flying at normal cruise he began a turn. While in the turn the debris began to come off the airplane and it began to violently vibrate. He airplane became impossible to control but the pilot was able to land in a rough/uneven area, but not without damaging the airplane. Examination of the propeller disclosed that it disintegrated while in flight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4555J
- Reported as
- Burnett, Jerry D. Challenger II (CHALLENGER)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- CH20989CW046
- Airframe hours
- 200
- Engine
- Rotax 503, 52 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- P.A. Garp
- Registered owner
- P.A. Garp
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 2, 2000 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- P06 · Bullhead City, AZ
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
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Flight hours
- 181 total · 172 in this make and model · 50 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.