Phillips BD 4 accident near Dayton, NV
On June 3, 2014, a Phillips BD 4 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Dayton, NV. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 3, 2014
- Place
- Dayton, NV
- Aircraft
- Phillips BD 4 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.239°N, 119.631°W
- NTSB ID
- 20140604X05425
Official records · WPR14LA222
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn June 3, 2014, about 1410 Pacific daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Phillips BD 4, N11DV, collided with terrain during approach to landing at Dayton Valley Airpark, Dayton, Nevada. The pilot borrowed the airplane from the owner/builder, who was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The airline transport pilot sustained fatal injuries; the airplane was destroyed during the accident sequence. The cross-country personal flight departed Minden, Nevada, about 1300, en route to Dayton. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The owner/builder reported that the pilot flew from Dayton to Minden, and added fuel. The pilot then flew to Reno, Nevada, to fly an instrument landing system approach to evaluate the glide slope indicator. On the return to Dayton, the owner was in radio contact with the pilot who called downwind for landing, and then left base to final. The pilot did not report any problems with the airplane; he said that it was flying beautifully, and all instruments were in the normal range. As the pilot transmitted turning on final, the owner saw the airplane make 2 to 2 1/2 turns in a spin before it hit the ground. Another witness on the east end of the airport was under an awning, and first observed the airplane as it was going straight down toward the ground in a spiral. She could not hear any engine sounds. A building blocked her view of impact, and she did not hear the impact. She lived near the golf course, and noted that the wind velocity was
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack during the turn onto the final base leg in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a stall/spin at too low an altitude to allow recovery.
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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.
