Morgan STEEN SKYBOLT MI-2 N23JM
29 August 1993 · Nome, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 29 August 1993 at about 04:15 local time, a Morgan STEEN SKYBOLT MI-2 registered N23JM, operated by McCulloch, Chris P., was involved in an accident near Nome, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and one died. 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 04:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Nome, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 64.7093, -164.6204
- Aircraft
- Morgan STEEN SKYBOLT MI-2
- Registration
- N23JM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- McCulloch, Chris P.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC93LA159
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT DELAYED IN RECOVERING FROM THE AEROBATIC MANEUVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING AERIAL MANEUVERES FOR A CROWD OF PEOPLE INVOLVED IN A COOKOUT. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE PILOT HAD DONE SEVERAL AEROBATIC MANEUVERS WHICH ENDED WITH AN UNDETERMINED NUMBER OF 360 DEGREE SPINS. THE AIRPLANE HAD STOPPED SPINNING, LEVELED ITS WINGS, AND RAISED ITS NOSE TO A RELATIVELY LEVEL ATTITUDE, BUT WAS STILL DESCENDING WHEN IT HIT THE GROUND. THE PILOT DIED OF ACCIDENT RELATED INJURIES 11 DAYS FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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