Jonas HUMMING BIRD N14GJ

Summary

On 8 September 1985 at about 16:08 local time, a Jonas HUMMING BIRD registered N14GJ was involved in an accident near Tucson, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 September 1985 at 16:08

Classification

Accident

Location

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Ryan Field (RYN)

Coordinates

32.0598, -111.4208

Aircraft

Jonas HUMMING BIRD

Registration

N14GJ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX85FA385

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT ACFT WAS DESIGNED BY THE PLT AND INCORPORATED A LIFTING BODY SYMETRICAL AIRFOIL SHAPED FUSELAGE. PITCH CONTROL WAS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED WITH A NARROW CHORD CANARD. WITNESSES SAW THE ACFT LIFT OFF BRIEFLY TO ABOUT 10 FT AGL DURING THE FOURTH HIGH SPEED TAXI RUN, THEN SETTLE BACK ONTO THE RWY FOR A SHORT TIME. THE ACFT LIFTED OFF AGAIN AND PITCHED 'ABRUPTLY UP', FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK AND SLIDE DOWN THE RWY BACKWARDS. THE ACFT RECORDS DISCLOSED THAT ABOUT ONE YEAR PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE PLT EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR INCIDENT; HOWEVER, THE ACFT DID NOT PITCH UP PAST THE VERTICAL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.