Barclay/Vincent MURPHY SR 2500 accident near Bakersfield, CA
On August 12, 2000, a Barclay/Vincent MURPHY SR 2500 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Bakersfield, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 12, 2000
- Place
- Bakersfield, CA
- Aircraft
- Barclay/Vincent MURPHY SR 2500 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.151°N, 119.059°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X21769
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 11, 2000, at 1900 hours Pacific daylight time, a Barclay/Vincent Murphy SR 2500, N24VW, struck a standpipe while attempting to land on an access road near Bakersfield, California. The amateur-built airplane, owned and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91, was destroyed in a post impact fire. The pilot and two passengers sustained serious injuries and a third passenger was fatally injured. One of the passengers subsequently died from her injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal local flight that had departed from a dirt airstrip adjacent to the access road at an earlier time. No flight plan had been filed. WITNESS INFORMATION A deputy from the Kern County Sheriff's Department interviewed witnesses. A compilation of witnesses stated that they were having a church barbeque at a private residence where the airstrip was located. The pilot had offered to take the three passengers around the area to look at some of the local farms. Three other witnesses located 100 yards, 1/4 mile, and 1/2 mile from the accident site saw the airplane rocking back and forth from wing tip to wing tip. They believed that the pilot was having problems maintaining a straight and level flight attitude. One witness saw the airplane strike the ground in a right wing low attitude and cartwheel after impact. The owner of the property from where the airplane had taken off stated that he saw the airplane on approach to the airfield and believed that the pilot intended to land. He stated that the airplane was off the centerline wh
Probable cause
Adjustment by other maintenance personnel of the idle speed stop screw. The idle speed stop screw was backed off from the throttle shaft arm, not allowing the butterfly valve to operate properly, which resulted in the butterfly valve remaining closed during a power input via the throttle control linkage during the approach to landing phase.
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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.
