Wroblewski RV-4 accident near Bayfield, CO
On September 1, 1999, a Wroblewski RV-4 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Bayfield, CO. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 1, 1999
- Place
- Bayfield, CO
- Aircraft
- Wroblewski RV-4 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.230°N, 107.589°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X19736
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 1, 1999, approximately 1100 mountain daylight time, a Wroblewski RV-4 homebuilt aircraft, N95PW, registered to and operated by the pilot, was destroyed when it collided with terrain while maneuvering 6 miles northeast of Bayfield, Colorado. The private pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The flight was being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91, and no flight plan had been filed. The aircraft departed Stevens Field, Pagosa Springs, Colorado, approximately 1030. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. According to a friend of the pilot, he departed Pagosa Springs in his privately owned airplane, N43FH. N95PW departed the airport shortly thereafter and followed N43FH, as they had previously made arrangements to fly to Durango, Colorado, and back as a flight of two. According to the passenger aboard N43FH, the weather was "smooth with good visibility under a high overcast" cloud layer. During their return to the airport, both aircraft flew over their friend's house in Bayfield. After passing her house, the pilot of N43FH radioed the pilot of N95PW "several times on the radio and got no answer. At this time, I turned around and retraced my flight. I found the wreckage about 1/4 to 1/2 mile east" of their friend's house in a clearing of trees. According to him, he and his friend regularly flew together as a flight of two and "if there had been mechanical problems, he probably would have keyed the mike." A witness who was cutting firewood in a gathering of trees on his friend's property observed two airplanes flying overhead north to s
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft for undetermined reasons.
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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.
