Watkins CHRISTEN EAGLE accident near Brigham City, UT
On October 11, 1999, a Watkins CHRISTEN EAGLE (airplane) was involved in an accident near Brigham City, UT. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 11, 1999
- Place
- Brigham City, UT
- Aircraft
- Watkins CHRISTEN EAGLE · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.510°N, 112.041°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X19935
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 11, 1999, at 1040 mountain daylight time, a Watkins Christen Eagle, N24JT, was destroyed following impact with water near Brigham City, Utah. The airline transport pilot, the sole occupant in the airplane, was fatally injured. The aircraft was being operated by the owner/pilot under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight which originated from Ogden-Hinckley Airport, Ogden, Utah, 21 minutes before the accident. No flight plan had been filed. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic control tower at Ogden, Utah, reported that the pilot departed Ogden-Hinckley Airport at 1019. The pilot's wife said that the pilot was planning to fly to Promontory Point to practice aerobatics. A friend of the pilot said that when he flew aerobatics with the pilot, the pilot flew: inside loops, hammer heads, aileron rolls, four point rolls, barrel rolls, and cuban 8's. The pilot's wife said that the pilot was "a man of habit," and he generally flew a 20 minute aerobatic routine. The radar data indicates that the pilot began his aerobatic routine at 1030:03 at a location of N41 degrees 21.60 minutes, W112 degrees 23.93 minutes. At 1038:18, the pilot flew an approximate 100 degree heading towards Ogden. At 1040:00, the pilot entered a descending right hand turn. The last radar return was from Salt Lake City Approach Control, and the airplane was at 2,100 feet above the water and descending 4,000 to 5,000 feet per minute. The accident occurred in a location where the pilot would have had good radio communicatio
Probable cause
The pilot's inability to maintain aircraft control due to an unknown physical impairment.
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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.
