Hooper James A BUSHBY MUS N37JD

Summary

On 7 August 2009 at about 19:55 local time, a Hooper James A BUSHBY MUS registered N37JD, operated by Winchell Bradley V, was involved in an accident near Gladwin, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

7 August 2009 at 19:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Gladwin, Michigan, United States

Coordinates

43.9706, -84.4750

Aircraft

Hooper James A BUSHBY MUS

Registration

N37JD

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Winchell Bradley V

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Midland → Midland

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN09LA512

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After completing a 16-hour shift at work, the pilot flew the airplane for a local flight. Radar data showed the airplane depart to the north and execute a series of maneuvers approximately 25 miles north of the departure airport before radar contact was lost. A witness who was flying his own airplane observed the accident airplane and attempted to communicate via radio; however, no communication was established. The accident site was located in heavily wooded terrain and the airplane came to rest in a nose-down attitude, approximately 2 miles south-southwest of the last radar target. There was no postimpact fire. Examination of the airplane by Federal Aviation Administration inspectors revealed no anomalies to the airframe and engine that would have precluded normal operation. Toxicological tests were positive for unspecified levels of ephedrine, fluconazole, and pseudoephedrine, and none of the drugs are typically regarded as impairing. The pilot was likely fatigued, though the investigation was unable to establish that the pilot's fatigue played a role in the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.