Hallstrom BD-5B accident near St. George, UT
On May 17, 1994, a Hallstrom BD-5B (airplane) was involved in an accident near St. George, UT. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 17, 1994
- Place
- St. George, UT
- Aircraft
- Hallstrom BD-5B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.180°N, 113.600°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X01396
Official records · SEA94LA119
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On May 17, 1994, approximately 0955 hours mountain daylight time (mdt), a Hallstrom BD-5B homebuilt aircraft, N224FH, registered to and being flown by Floyd P. Hallstrom, a certificated commercial pilot, crashed on approach to runway 17 at the St. George Municipal Airport, St. George, Utah. The aircraft was destroyed during the ground impact and post crash fire, and the pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight, which was personal in nature, was to have been conducted in accordance with 14CFR91, and originated from the St. George airport approximately 0950. According to witnesses, and the absence of any logged flight time in the BD-5B aircraft within the pilot's flight log, the accident flight was the first flight for the aircraft. Witnesses reported the aircraft departing on runway 16, turning downwind, and remaining low within the pattern. One witness reported that the engine was running rough on the downwind. All witnesses agreed hearing a loss/reduction of power during the base turn to runway 16. One witness, who was monitoring the airport UNICOM frequency on a hand held transceiver, reported that "after he rolled out on final he made a call "BD5 I've lost power - I'm going to try to make it"." The aircraft impacted rapidly rising terrain approximately 1000 feet south of the threshold of runway 16 and at an elevation below the runway (refer to photographs). PERSONNEL INFORMATION Pilot Hallstrom's fourth logbook was reviewed and a total flight time of 1166 hours was recorded as of May 3,
Probable cause
CARBURETOR CONTAMINATION AND LOW OUTPUT, AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DECISION TO ATTEMPT TO CONTINUE THE APPROACH. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT FLIGHT EXPERIENCE.
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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.
