Air Creation Clipper 912 accident near Millstone, NJ
On September 24, 2005, an Air Creation Clipper 912 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Millstone, NJ. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 24, 2005
- Place
- Millstone, NJ
- Aircraft
- Air Creation Clipper 912 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 40.159°N, 74.453°W
- NTSB ID
- 20051026X01727
NTSB summary
On September 24, 2005, about 1400 eastern daylight time, an unregistered, amateur built Air Creation Clipper 912 airplane, was substantially damaged when it impacted trees and terrain near Millstone, New Jersey. The certificated student pilot and passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local personal flight, which originated at Pearl Acres Airport (46NJ), Clarksburg, New Jersey, and was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to the New Jersey State Police, a witness observed the accident airplane depart Pearl Acres Airport. About 15 minutes later, and while the airplane was at an altitude of about 1,000 feet agl, he saw the airplane abruptly begin to "spin clockwise" and rapidly lose altitude. The airplane subsequently impacted trees located several hundred yards from the airport. Another witness, who was also an ultralight pilot flying at the time of the accident, departed the airport several minutes before the accident airplane. The witness subsequently observed the airplane during the final moments of its flight. He described that the airplane "spiraled" downward from about 1,000 feet above the ground and impacted trees. According to representatives of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the New Jersey Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics, the main wreckage came to rest about 1/2 nautical mile northeast of Pearl Acres Airport. Components of the airplane were found within a 25 to 30-foot radius of the main wreckage. Damage to trees in the area was consistent with a near
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and impact with trees.
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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.
