Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Winslow, Arizona 86047
Sunday, September 11, 1994 18:20 MST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT FOR ABOUT 5 TO 10 SECONDS FLYING AT A LOW ALTITUDE, DIPPING UP AND DOWN. NEXT, THEY SAW THE AIRCRAFT GO STRAIGHT INTO THE GROUND, FOLLOWED BY A FIRE. FAMILY MEMBERS BELIEVED THE PILOT WAS SCOUTING FOR ELK. A RIFLE WAS LOCATED IN THE AIRCRAFT BEHIND THE PILOT'S SEAT. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF AN AIRCRAFT OR ENGINE MALFUNCTION.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

the pilot's inadvertent stall and uncontrolled descent into the ground from a low altitude while scouting for game.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 9/11/1994
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1820
Event Time Zone Mountain Standard Time
Event City WINSLOW
Event State ARIZONA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 86047
Event Date Year 1994
Event Date Month 9
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation --
Weather Briefing Completeness Not pertinent
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1925 Mountain Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 1
Weather Observation Facility ID E69
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 30
Time Zone of the weather observation MST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 6000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 15
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 24
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 14
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 140
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 5
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Fatal
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal 2
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 2
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1474
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Sep 11 1994 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 2110
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information IMAGE
Date of most recent change to record Dec 6 2000 12:15PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N2207A
NTSB Number LAX94FA360
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire Ground
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name PIPER
Aircraft Model PA-18-135
Aircraft Series Identifier PA-18-135
Aircraft Serial Number 18-1882
Certified Max Gross Weight 1750
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Apr 7 1994 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 43
Airframe Hours 1487
ELT Installed Unknown
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name LEOLA G. HOLLOMON
Aircraft Owner Street Address PO BOX 2687
Aircraft Owner City SOLDONTA
Aircraft Owner State AK
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 99669
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name BRETT BRIMHALL
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address P.O. BOX 363
Operator City SNOWFLAKE
Operator State AZ
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 85937
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code FLG
Departure City FLAGSTAFF
Departure State AZ
Departure Country
Departure Time 1717
Departure Time Zone MST
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code 4E0
Destination City TAYLOR
Destination State AZ
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Maneuvering
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:34AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 0
Runway Length --
Runway Width --
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --