Redgate EUROPA CLASSIC N912EE

Summary

On 2 September 2004 at about 19:00 local time, a Redgate EUROPA CLASSIC registered N912EE was involved in an accident near Marble Canyon, Arizona, 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

2 September 2004 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Marble Canyon, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Marble Canyon (L41)

Coordinates

36.8092, -111.6597

Aircraft

Redgate EUROPA CLASSIC

Registration

N912EE

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Marble Canyon → Glen Canyon Nat

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX04LA313

2 people died.

an in-flight collision with terrain for undetermined reasons.

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

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The aircraft collided with desert terrain under unknown circumstances and the wreckage was spotted by a passing aircraft 2 days after the probable accident date. On the day of the accident, good visual meteorological conditions existed. Examination of ground scars and damage patterns in the wreckage suggests that the airplane collided with the level desert terrain in a nose low and approximately a wings level attitude. Although the wreckage location is consistent with the airplane being on a right base leg for runway 3 or an attempted 180-degree return to runway 21 maneuver; the investigation was unable to determine if the event occurred during initial climb or during landing approach to an airport located about 1 mile away. Earlier during the day, the pilot had landed at the airport. An entry was noted on the airport's sign-in sheet indicating that the pilot had been there for lunch. No witnesses recalled observing the pilot depart from the uncontrolled airport, and his takeoff time was estimated as being after noon. An examination of the airplane wreckage revealed two of the three propeller blades were fractured; the third blade appeared intact. Blade fragments were found in the ground at the initial point of impact (IPI). The distance from the IPI to the farthest piece of wreckage was about 65 feet, and the track was nearly perpendicular to the runway. No evidence of preimpact mechanical malfunction was observed with the airframe or engine. Although evidence was found consistent with the crankshaft rotating during the impact sequence, no determination was made regarding whether the engine was developing power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.