Vaughn PULSAR accident near West Jordan, UT
On October 4, 2011, a Vaughn PULSAR (airplane) was involved in an accident near West Jordan, UT. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 4, 2011
- Place
- West Jordan, UT
- Aircraft
- Vaughn PULSAR · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 40.604°N, 111.982°W
- NTSB ID
- 20111004X11145
Official records · WPR12FA001
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 4, 2011, about 1315 mountain daylight time, an experimental Vaughn Pulsar airplane, N91BV, impacted the terrain about one-half mile south of the departure end of Runway 16, at South Valley Regional Airport, West Jordon, Utah. Both the certified flight instructor and his passenger received fatal injuries, and the airplane, which had been purchased earlier that day by the passenger, sustained substantial damage. The pilot of the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight was departing South Valley Regional Airport in visual meteorological conditions, with an intended destination of Nephi, Utah. No flight plan had been filed. According to the previous owner, the individual who he sold the airplane to on the day of the accident had come to see it about two weeks earlier. Although the airplane was not flown at that time, the owner, accompanied by the potential buyer, started it up, taxied it along the taxiway, performed an engine run-up check, and then taxied it back to the hangar. Reportedly, the engine ran well on that day, and subsequently, the potential buyer advised the owner that he was going to purchase the airplane. The buyer also told the owner that he would have to make arrangements for someone else to come pick up the airplane because he was not a rated pilot. He later advised the owner that he and a flight instructor would come pick up the airplane, and that the flight instructor would later be using the airplane to give him the instruction necessary to earn his Sport Pilot license. According to the previous owner, who knew th
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient airspeed and airplane control while initiating a turn during the initial climb after takeoff in a high density altitude environment, above the airplane’s maximum allowable gross weight, and with an overly rich fuel-air mixture due to improper carburetor maintenance.
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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.
