Morphew PITTS MODEL 12 N69BM

Summary

On 9 May 2000 at about 18:30 local time, a Morphew PITTS MODEL 12 registered N69BM was involved in an accident near New Smyrna Bch, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 May 2000 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

New Smyrna Bch, Florida, United States

Coordinates

29.1109, -80.9690

Aircraft

Morphew PITTS MODEL 12

Registration

N69BM

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Deland → Daytona Beach

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA00LA149

2 people died.

the pilot's loss of control in flight for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

N69BM was discovered in a burnt out area, with two occupants in the wreckage. Subsequent investigation by the sheriff's office revealed that the pilot had been flying N69BM in formation with other aircraft, and had discontinued the return flight to practice aerobatics, and was reported missing by his wife after he did not return home. The medical examiner's office later verified the identities of the individuals who had been found in the wreckage, as those who had been reported missing by the pilot's wife. Postcrash examination of the burnt wreckage revealed that the airframe had incurred extensive damage consistent with hard ground impact, in an inverted position, and there were no indicators of any mechanical malfunctions to the aircraft or its systems. The propeller signatures found, were consistent with an engine producing power at impact.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.