Hadaller MURPHY RENEGADE N95HH
1 August 1993 · Guernsey, Wyoming, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 August 1993 at about 20:15 local time, a Hadaller MURPHY RENEGADE registered N95HH, operated by Hadaller, Harold L., was involved in an accident near Guernsey, Wyoming, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Guernsey, Wyoming, United States
- Nearest airport
- Camp Guernsey (7V6)
- Coordinates
- 42.2609, -104.7410
- Aircraft
- Hadaller MURPHY RENEGADE
- Registration
- N95HH
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hadaller, Harold L.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Sheridan
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA93LA169
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: RISING/MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, THE LACK OF CLIMB PERFORMANCE INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE PILOT, AND ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER A NORMAL TAKEOFF, THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT CAPABLE OF OUT CLIMBING THE RISING TERRAIN. THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH SPACE TO REVERSE COURSE, SO HE ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE AVAILABLE TERRAIN. WHILE LANDING ON ROUGH TERRAIN, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS AWARE OF THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, BUT BECAUSE ANOTHER AIRPLANE HAD TAKEN OFF BEFORE HIS FLIGHT WITHOUT ANY DIFFICULTY, HE FELT THAT HIS AIRPLANE WOULD CLIMB AND CLEAR THE TERRAIN. PERFORMANCE DATA ON THE HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE WAS LIMITED, AND THE PILOT WAS NOT SURE OF ITS CAPABILITY. ELEVATION AT THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS ABOUT 4000 FEET AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS 103 DEGREES. DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS CALCULATED TO BE ABOUT 8500 FEET.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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