Petrik Questair Venture accident near Crescent City, CA
On September 4, 2002, a Petrik Questair Venture (airplane) was involved in an accident near Crescent City, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 4, 2002
- Place
- Crescent City, CA
- Aircraft
- Petrik Questair Venture · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 41.780°N, 124.236°W
- NTSB ID
- 20020916X01612
NTSB summary
On September 4, 2002, at 1300 pacific daylight time, a Petrik Questair Venture experimental homebuilt airplane, N6UN, was substantially damaged when it impacted trees while on final approach to the Jack McNamara Field Airport near Crescent City, California. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot. The private pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was fatally injured. 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 originated from Crescent City at an unknown time. A flight instructor and student pilot, who were flying in another airplane, reported that the accident airplane rolled to the left and then descended straight down into the trees. The flight instructor reported hearing the pilot of the accident airplane report that he was on final approach for runway 17. According to the FAA inspector, who responded to the accident site, the airplane impacted trees and the ground in a remote area about one mile short of the approach end of runway 17. The airplane was found inverted, wedged between trees. The pilot held a private pilot certificate with an airplane single-engine land rating. The pilot's third-class medical certificate, issued on May 2, 2001, listed the restriction that he must wear corrective lenses and must possess glasses for near and intermediate vision. The Questair Venture is a two-place aluminum kit airplane powered by a Continental IO-550-G1B engine rated at 280 horsepower. The aircraft will hold 55 gallons of fuel and burns about 12 ga
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of control for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was low ceiling.
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