Plane Crash List

Swalley Mark H CH 701 SP N701V

7 September 2009 · Bremerton, Washington, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 7 September 2009 at about 01:26 local time, a Swalley Mark H CH 701 SP registered N701V, operated by Swalley Mark H, was involved in an accident near Bremerton, Washington, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. 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 01:26
Classification
Accident
Location
Bremerton, Washington, United States
Nearest airport
Bremerton National Airport (PWT)
Coordinates
47.4900, -122.7647
Aircraft
Swalley Mark H CH 701 SP
Registration
N701V
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Swalley Mark H
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Bremerton → Bremerton
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
WPR09CA433

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty wind conditions and failure to maintain aircraft control.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said he was taxiing to runway 19 for departure. The reported winds were from 190 degrees at 18 knots gusting to 26 knots. The pilot taxied to the end of the runway after performing all the preflight checks and he turned to a downwind direction to check for landing traffic. As the airplane turned, the right wing began to rise and the airplane nosed over, bending and wrinkling both wings, the empennage, and the rudder.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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