Pietenpol AIRCAMPER accident near Camp Verde, AZ
On August 18, 2018, a Pietenpol AIRCAMPER (airplane) was involved in an accident near Camp Verde, AZ. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 18, 2018
- Place
- Camp Verde, AZ
- Aircraft
- Pietenpol AIRCAMPER · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.601°N, 111.828°W
- NTSB ID
- 20180819X22149
Official records · WPR18FA228
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn August 18, 2018, about 1408 mountain standard time, an experimental Olsson Pietenpol Aircamper, N88HK, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Camp Verde, Arizona. The commercial pilot and pilot-rated passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight and no flight plan had been filed. The flight originated from Montezuma Airport (19AZ), Camp Verde, Arizona, about 1400, with a stop at Cottonwood Airport, Cottonwood, Arizona, with a return to 19AZ. The airplane impacted in a ravine surrounded by desert terrain about 2.5 miles east of 19AZ. According to the pilot's wife, the purpose of the flight was to increase the pilot's confidence in a conventional landing gear airplane (tailwheel). The wife added that the passenger was a non-current flight instructor with experience in tailwheel airplanes. WRECKAGE AND IMPACT INFORMATIONThe airplane was found in hilly, uneven desert terrain surround by shrub brush and trees. During an on-scene investigation, the first identified point of impact was a 12-inch by 4-inch depression adjacent to the tailwheel. The debris field was contained within about a 10-foot radius of the main wreckage. The main wreckage was comprised of all major airframe components and was oriented on a magnetic heading of 78°. The wing assembly was deformed in the middle section with the left portion of the wing pushed up and over the main spar, the right wing was pushed down. The airplane re
Probable cause
Loss of control for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
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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.
