Gardner E-RACER MARK II accident near Parker, AZ
On April 4, 1994, a Gardner E-RACER MARK II (airplane) was involved in an accident near Parker, AZ. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 4, 1994
- Place
- Parker, AZ
- Aircraft
- Gardner E-RACER MARK II · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.079°N, 114.219°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X01124
NTSB summary
On April 4, 1994, about 1400 hours mountain standard time, an experimental home-built Gardner E-Racer Mark II, N96WM, was destroyed by crash impact and postcrash fire while maneuvering in the traffic pattern at the Parker, Arizona, airport. The aircraft was owned and operated by the pilot under 14 CFR Part 91 of Federal Aviation Regulations. Visual meteorological conditions were prevalent at the time and no flight plan had been filed for the operation. The certificated commercial pilot and his passenger sustained fatal injuries. The flight originated from the Avi Suquilla airport at Parker, Arizona, about 1345 on the day of the mishap. The aircraft took off from the Avi Suquilla airport reportedly enroute to Redlands, California. The aircraft had been parked on the transient ramp since April 1, 1994, and had not been refueled before departure. A lineman at the Avi Suquilla airport reported hearing the aircraft's call sign over the UNICOM frequency transmitting a traffic advisory for landing at the departure airport. The lineman was inside the hangar at the time and did not see the aircraft. He did not report anything unusual about the transmission or notice any sense of urgency in the pilot's voice. Witnesses located .8 mile from the crash site, in line with the departure end of the runway, reported seeing the aircraft taking off and climbing on an approximate heading of 190 degrees over the departure end of runway 19 at the Avi Suquilla airport, to what was described as 400 feet above ground level (agl). The witnesses described the engine sound as unusually loud as compare
Probable cause
the failure of the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft while maneuvering in the traffic pattern following a failure of the throttle control. A factor in the accident was a throttle linkage separation after takeoff.
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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.
