Brian P North RAF SE5A Replica accident near Watkins, CO
On November 21, 2012, a Brian P North RAF SE5A Replica (airplane) was involved in an accident near Watkins, CO. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 21, 2012
- Place
- Watkins, CO
- Aircraft
- Brian P North RAF SE5A Replica · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 39.784°N, 104.538°W
- NTSB ID
- 20121121X85200
Official records · CEN13FA066
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Review of Radio Communications: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 21, 2012, about 1358 mountain standard time, a Brian P. North RAF SE5A replica experimental airplane, N17SE, owned by the pilot, was substantially damaged after impacting terrain near Watkins, Colorado. The certificated private pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91, with no flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight departed Front Range Airport (FTG), Denver, Colorado, about 1355. While departing from Runway 26 at FTG, witnesses noticed the airplane climbing at a slow rate. On the downwind leg of the traffic pattern, witnesses noticed the airplane attempting to climb with a high pitch attitude. The pilot requested to return for a full stop landing from the air traffic control tower, due to “climb performance”. Witnesses observed the airplane enter a spiral descent while approaching the turn to base point of the pattern. The airplane impacted in a fallowed wheat field about 0.7 miles north of the Runway 26 threshold, and a post impact fire ensued. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot, age 72, held a private pilot (foreign based) certificate with an airplane single-engine land rating. On May 3, 1999, the pilot was issued a Class 3 limited medical (foreign based) certificate, which required corrective lenses be worn. A review of records indicates the pilot had flown a total of 491 hours and 7 hours in the accident airplane. A friend of the pilot, who assisted with preflight actions on the day of the accident, stated t
Probable cause
The pilot’s loss of airplane control and inadvertent stall while attempting to return for landing.
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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.
