Braswell SCIRROCO MJ5-K2 N6XY
4 August 1988 · Hurricane, Utah, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 August 1988 at about 23:00 local time, a Braswell SCIRROCO MJ5-K2 registered N6XY, operated by Beesley, Clay T., was involved in an accident near Hurricane, Utah, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hurricane, Utah, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hurricane (1L8)
- Coordinates
- 37.0390, -113.2097
- Aircraft
- Braswell SCIRROCO MJ5-K2
- Registration
- N6XY
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Beesley, Clay T.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN88LA175
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
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 PLT SAID HE MADE A SHORT FLT TO CHECK OUT A MAG. THE ENG PERFORMED SATISFACTORILY AND HE LANDED. UPON TOUCHDOWN ONE OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE TAILWHEEL EQUIPPED ACFT GROUND LOOPED. THE PLT SAID A GEAR DOWNLOCK FAILED. THE FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSP WHO EXAMINED THE WRECKAGE SAID THAT THE DOWNLOCK SYSTEM WAS SO BADLY DAMAGED IN THE ACCD THAT HE COULD NOT DETERMINE THE NATURE OF THE DOWNLOCK FAILURE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 1988 | Beechcraft B24R | Ogden, Utah, United States | Kansas College of Technology | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 1988 | Hiller UH-12E | Vernal, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 18 Feb 1988 | Cessna 152 | Hurricane, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1988 | Cessna 180 | Logan, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |