James B. Edwards COZY accident near Skull Valley, AZ
On September 21, 1994, a James B. Edwards COZY (airplane) was involved in an accident near Skull Valley, AZ. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 21, 1994
- Place
- Skull Valley, AZ
- Aircraft
- James B. Edwards COZY · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.580°N, 112.771°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X02295
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 21, 1994, at 0930 hours mountain standard time, an amateur built Edwards Cozy, N151JE, crashed while landing at a privately owned dirt airstrip at Skull Valley, Arizona. The certificated private pilot was completing a visual flight rules personal flight. The airplane, registered to and built by the pilot was destroyed by impact forces and the resulting postimpact fire. The certificated private pilot, the sole occupant, sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated at Ernest A. Love Field, Prescott, Arizona, at an undetermined time. The pilot's wife told National Transportation Safety Board investigators that the pilot departed his house between 0700 and 0730 hours for the airport (Earnest A. Love Field). She said that the pilot was going to Skull Valley to work on the airplane in his hangar. She did not know what type of work he was going to do. The Cozy airplane designer said a fellow Experimental Aircraft Association member told him that the pilot said he was going to work on the airplane fuel system. The member said he tried to talk the pilot out of flying to Skull Valley Airport, but without success. A ground witness, a pilot familiar with the accident aircraft, provided a detailed statement to the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office. He said that the loud engine sound and apparent closeness brought his attention to the airplane when he was driving across some railroad tracks; his car window was down. The witness said that he observed the airplane flying toward the northeast " . . . just barely abo
Probable cause
The pilot's poorly planned approach by failing to maintain the proper airspeed and alignment. The pilot's total expereince, and lack of experience in the airplane make and model were factors in this accident.
More accidents in AZ
- De Havilland DHC-6-300, Sep 27, 1989
- Cessna 402C, Jun 19, 1992
- Piper PA-31-350, Aug 17, 1983
- Piper PA-31-350, Feb 13, 1995
- Cessna 421C, Sep 2, 1995
Browse: Arizona
Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
