Walsh Philip J SEA REY accident near Huntsville, AR
On March 18, 2010, a Walsh Philip J SEA REY (airplane) was involved in an accident near Huntsville, AR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- March 18, 2010
- Place
- Huntsville, AR
- Aircraft
- Walsh Philip J SEA REY · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 36.078°N, 93.753°W
- NTSB ID
- 20100319X00744
Official records · CEN10LA165
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY of FLIGHT On March 18, 2010, at 1300 central daylight time, an experimental Sea Rey airplane, N100JW, was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain shortly after take off from Huntsville Municipal Airport (H34, Huntsville, Arkansas. The private pilot/registered owner was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. A witness stated that the pilot initially departed on Runway 30, broke ground and flew over the runway for approximately 2,000 feet, and then landed back on the runway. The pilot taxied back to the departure end of Runway 30 and departed again. The witness said that when the airplane was adjacent to a windsock located on the runway, the airplane made a "real sharp right turn" over a parking area. Then the airplane turned southeast, before it made another right hand turn and had a "stall/spin accident." The witness said the airplane went inverted and hit the ground at a 45 degree angle. A witness was at a park located near the airport when she first noticed the airplane "low to the ground" and the wings were "tipping left and right." The engine was "running." The witness said that as the airplane continued to fly towards a large recycling center, it did not appear to gain altitude and the wings "really tipped left and right or vice versa then it suddenly pointed straight down and crashed." Another witness, who was at the recycling center, also saw the airplane in a "nearly straight down" descent before it impacted the ground
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of airplane control 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.
