Redgate Europa Classic accident near Marble Canyon, AZ
On September 2, 2004, a Redgate Europa Classic (airplane) was involved in an accident near Marble Canyon, AZ. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 2, 2004
- Place
- Marble Canyon, AZ
- Aircraft
- Redgate Europa Classic · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.809°N, 111.660°W
- NTSB ID
- 20040910X01393
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 2, 2004, at an undetermined time after 1200 mountain standard time, a Europa Classic, N912EE, impacted terrain while descending about 1 mile south-southwest of the Marble Canyon Airport, Marble Canyon, Arizona. The airplane was destroyed, and the private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The pilot was the owner and builder of the experimental airplane. The pilot operated the airplane on the personal flight under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed in the vicinity of the accident site. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported that no flight plan had been filed. The pilot's last known location was at the Marble Canyon Airport, from which he had departed at an undetermined time after 1200. Acquaintances of the pilot reported to the National Transportation Safety Board investigator that the accident flight had likely originated on September 2, from the Long Beach Municipal Airport in southern California. They also reported that the pilot's intended destination was the Bullfrog Basin Airport, located in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah. The airplane's route of flight between southern California and the airports in Arizona and Utah was not established. A spokesperson for the Marble Canyon (Airport) Lodge reported that the airport's pilot sign-in sheet was reviewed. On the sheet an entry was noted that indicated N912EE had landed at the airport on September 2, for "lunch." A further inquiry of employees at the airport restaurant revealed that one person recalled observing a priv
Probable cause
an in-flight collision with terrain 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.
