P D Chambers SWIFT PC-1V8 N234PC

Summary

On 3 December 1994 at about 19:30 local time, a P D Chambers SWIFT PC-1V8 registered N234PC was involved in an accident near Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 December 1994 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

Nearest airport

Chambers Airstrip (PVT)

Coordinates

40.9107, -96.7907

Aircraft

P D Chambers SWIFT PC-1V8

Registration

N234PC

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI95LA051

2 people died.

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane, resulting in a stall-spin. Factors were an inadequate preflight and the loss of engine power resulting from water contamination in the automotive fuel.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. THE ENGINE WAS A 330 HORSEPOWER BUICK V-8, APPROVED FOR THE USE OF AUTOMOTIVE GASOLINE FUEL. THE LOCATION OR TIME OF THE LAST REFUELING IS UNKNOWN. SEVERAL WITNESSES DESCRIBED A CESSATION OF ENGINE NOISE, AND THE AIRPLANE DESCENDING VERTICALLY IN A SPIN. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ROTATION ON THE PROPELLER AT IMPACT, AND WATER WAS FOUND IN THE CARBURETOR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.