Air Creations TANARG 912 UNREG

Summary

On 1 November 2006 at about 16:30 local time, a Air Creations TANARG 912 registered UNREG was involved in an accident near Bisbee, 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

1 November 2006 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Bisbee, Arizona, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Air Creations TANARG 912

Registration

UNREG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rodeo → Bisbee

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX07LA027

2 people died.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the mountainous terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The unregistered aircraft collided with a steep mountainside. A pilot, who was flying an ultralight in tandem with the accident aircraft, stated that the accident pilot was providing instruction to the student pilot on the cross-country flight. The accident pilot maintained radio communication with him as they both maneuvered through the valleys that led to their intended destination. Throughout the flight, the radio signal was intermittent due to the contours of the terrain. The ultralight pilot further stated that after egressing the valleys he turned around to scan the surrounding area and could not obtain visual contact of the accident aircraft. He headed back up the valley and saw smoke behind a mountain ridge. He circled over the smoke and observed a small brush fire, but could not discern any aircraft structure. He stated that the winds at the time of the accident were calm and there was no turbulence or mountain wave in the areas they were flying. The inaccessibility of the accident site prohibited the wreckage from being recovered.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.