Morgan STEEN SKYBOLT MI-2 accident near Nome, AK
On August 29, 1993, a Morgan STEEN SKYBOLT MI-2 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Nome, AK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 29, 1993
- Place
- Nome, AK
- Aircraft
- Morgan STEEN SKYBOLT MI-2 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 64.709°N, 164.620°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X13045
NTSB summary
On August 28, 1993, at 2020 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped homebuilt Morgan Steen Skybolt MI-2 airplane, N23JM, crashed while performing aerobatics 22 miles east of Nome, Alaska. The airline transport pilot, the sole occupant, received serious injuries, and the airplane was substantially damaged. The personal local flight, operating under 14 CFR Part 91, departed Nome at approximately 1945. Visual meteorological conditions existed, and no flight plan was filed. Several witnesses reported seeing the airplane execute a three turn spin, then level the wings just before it impacted the ground.
Probable cause
THE PILOT DELAYED IN RECOVERING FROM THE AEROBATIC MANEUVER.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
