Ross G-202 accident near Grand Junction, CO
On February 16, 2001, a Ross G-202 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Grand Junction, CO. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 16, 2001
- Place
- Grand Junction, CO
- Aircraft
- Ross G-202 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.080°N, 108.549°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010223X00508
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 16, 2001, approximately 1500 mountain standard time, a Ross G-202 single-engine experimental homebuilt airplane, N39HR, was destroyed when it impacted terrain in an uncontrolled descent near Grand Junction, Colorado. The private pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, received fatal injuries. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The local flight departed Walker Field Airport, Grand Junction, approximately 1430. The pilot departed the airport for a practice aerobatic flight. When the pilot failed to arrive home, the flight was reported overdue by the pilot's family. A search commenced, and the accident site was located on February 17, 2001, at 1440. The wreckage was found near the edge of a ravine in a hilly open area about 6 miles north of the departure airport. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot received a private pilot certificate on February 20, 1972, and an instrument rating on November 8, 2000. The pilot was issued a third-class medical certificate on July 1, 1999, with the limitation "Holder shall wear correcting lenses while exercising the privileges of his/her airman certificate." According to the pilot's logbook, the pilot had logged 1,451.6 total flight hours, with 63 hours in the accident airplane, and 1 hour in the 30 days preceding the accident. In addition, the pilot had logged 2.6 flight hours performing aerobatic maneuvers. According to emergency rescue personnel, the pilot w
Probable cause
the pilot's inadvertent entry into a spin while performing aerobatic maneuvers. A contributing factor was the pilot's lack of aerobatic experience.
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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.
