Rice GN-1 AIR CAMPIER N129JR

Summary

On 24 May 2010 at about 16:30 local time, a Rice GN-1 AIR CAMPIER registered N129JR, operated by Rice Harry J, was involved in an accident near Paulden, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

24 May 2010 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Paulden, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Big Springs Ranch Airport (AZ27)

Coordinates

34.8672, -112.4686

Aircraft

Rice GN-1 AIR CAMPIER

Registration

N129JR

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Rice Harry J

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Paulden → Paulden

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR10LA258

1 person died.

The pilot's loss of airplane control for undetermined reasons while on final approach to land.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the experimental airplane was in the process of executing a series of touch-and-go takeoffs and landings at a dirt airstrip. About 20 minutes into the flight, during the approach for another one of the touch-and-go landings, he lost control of the airplane and it descended steeply into the terrain about 100 feet off to the side of the approach end of the runway. There were no witnesses to the crash sequence, and the pilot, who was conscious and communicative at the scene, said that he did not know what had caused the crash sequence to occur. He later died at the hospital from injuries suffered during the crash. A postaccident inspection of the airplane's airframe, and a teardown inspection of its engine, did not reveal any anomalies that would have contributed to a loss of control or a failure of the engine to produce its full rated horsepower.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.