Murphy VARI-EZE N8494J
5 April 1989 · Parker, Arizona, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 April 1989 at about 13:25 local time, a Murphy VARI-EZE registered N8494J was involved in an accident near Parker, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Parker, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Avi Suqilla (P20)
- Coordinates
- 34.0792, -114.2191
- Aircraft
- Murphy VARI-EZE
- Registration
- N8494J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX89DUJ06
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 HOME-BUILT EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO AN AUTOMOBILE DEALERSHIP LOT LOCATED APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY 1 AT AVI SUQUILLA AIRPORT, PARKER, ARIZONA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT AND FIRE, AND SEVERAL TRUCKS AND CARS WERE DAMAGED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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