United Consultant Corp. UC-1 accident near Pinedale, WY
On October 27, 1994, an United Consultant Corp. UC-1 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Pinedale, WY. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 27, 1994
- Place
- Pinedale, WY
- Aircraft
- United Consultant Corp. UC-1 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 42.860°N, 109.859°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X02525
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 27, 1994, approximately 1330 mountain daylight time, an amphibian United Consultants UC-1, N9501U, sank in Fremont Lake, Pinedale, Wyoming. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the local instructional flight. The airplane was substantially damaged and the flight instructor and private pilot were fatally injured. The flight had departed from the Pinedale Airport at 1317. Personnel at the airport reported that the private pilot was receiving instruction to obtain the multi-engine sea rating. On the day of the accident, witnesses heard an airplane on the lake and reported hearing a "backfire" and "revving" from the engine(s) before an "explosion" was heard. None of these witnesses saw the airplane at the time of the accident. Approximately ten minutes after the notification came in of a possible accident, a pilot at the airport took off over the lake and reported rough and turbulent conditions with severe down drafts. The water was rough and choppy with white caps. The co-owner of the airplane reported that he flew the airplane earlier in the day and indicated that there were no problems with the airplane at that time. Before the morning flight, the pilot fueled the airplane with 35 gallons of fuel. After the morning flight, the airplane was fueled with 17 gallons of fuel. It is estimated that the fuel tanks were approximately half-full for the afternoon flight. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The flight instructor's first flight, check ride and issuance of the multi-engine sea rating was accomplished on Jun
Probable cause
AIRCRAFT CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: ROUGH WATER AND DOWNDRAFTS.
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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.
