Mcmurtrie JURCA MJ-10 accident near Bartlesville, OK
On October 1, 1994, a Mcmurtrie JURCA MJ-10 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Bartlesville, OK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 1, 1994
- Place
- Bartlesville, OK
- Aircraft
- Mcmurtrie JURCA MJ-10 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.730°N, 96.069°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X02421
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 1, 1994, at 0942 central daylight time, a McMurtrie Jurca MJ-10, N379SF, was destroyed when it impacted terrain while maneuvering at the Bartlesville, Oklahoma, Municipal Airport. The airline transport rated pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The following is collectively based on four written witness statements. The aircraft took off, the landing gear was retracted, and the aircraft remained in the traffic pattern. On base leg, the landing gear was lowered; however, the left main gear did not appear to extend completely. The landing gear eventually was completely lowered; however, the airplane was halfway down the runway. The engine was heard to increase power as if the pilot was attempting to make a go-around. The airplane pitched up to a nose high attitude, stalled, the left wing dropped, and the airplane dove to the ground. One witness said the airplane made a "3/4-spin before impact." During the investigation a video tape was provided to the investigator-in-charge to review. Although the last few seconds of the accident was not videotaped, the take off and cycling of the landing gear was captured and the engine sounds could be heard. The pilot's brother, who assisted in building the airplane and who also witnessed the accident, stated that on a previous test flight several months earlier, the pilot was forced to execute a forced landing following an uncommanded propeller feathering. He further stated that it appeared to him that the propeller had again feathered. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION According to the airc
Probable cause
AN INADVERTENT PILOT-INDUCED STALL AT TOO LOW AN ALTITUDE TO EFFECT A SAFE RECOVERY. FACTORS WERE THE MALFUNCTIONING PROPELLER SYSTEM AND THE UNCOMMANDED FEATHERING OF THE PROPELLER.
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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.
