Air Creation Clipper accident near Green Valley, AZ
On January 19, 2008, an Air Creation Clipper (airplane) was involved in an accident near Green Valley, AZ. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- January 19, 2008
- Place
- Green Valley, AZ
- Aircraft
- Air Creation Clipper · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 31.941°N, 111.082°W
- NTSB ID
- 20080208X00159
NTSB summary
On January 19, 2008, at an undetermined time after 1000 mountain standard time, an Air Creation Clipper, N614LF, descended into desert terrain during an undetermined phase of flight. The accident occurred about 8 miles northwest of Green Valley, Arizona. The experimental category light sport, weight shift control aircraft (trike), was substantially damaged. The sport flight instructor and the student pilot were killed. The trike was registered to the student pilot. The flight was performed under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the instructional flight, and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated from the privately owned Ruby Star Airpark, Green Valley, at an undetermined time before 0900. No witnesses reported observing the accident. The pilots were reported overdue on the evening of January 19, and the wreckage was found the following day. The accident was originally reported to the National Transportation Safety Board as involving an ultralight vehicle. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) aircraft registration number was subsequently observed on the aircraft. The manager of the Ruby Star Airpark reported to the Safety Board investigator that on the morning of the accident, between 0900 and 1000, he had observed the accident trike flying in the vicinity, and nothing unusual was noted. The manager stated that the weather was "beautiful." The wind was calm, and it was sunny. The accident trike was based in a hangar at the airpark. The manager stated the trike's owner and his fligh
Probable cause
An in-flight loss of control and an uncontrolled descent into 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.
