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Corporate Owned: 137,281
Echo Bay Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Echo Bay, Nevada 89040
Thursday, June 12, 2014 21:05 PDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On June 12, 2014 about 2105 Pacific daylight time (PDT), an experimental-Dittenber Express Auriga, N55GM, impacted terrain during landing at Echo Bay Airport (0L9), Overton, Nevada. The owner/pilot was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The private pilot, and passenger were fatally injured; the airplane was destroyed by impact forces and postcrash fire. The cross-country personal flight departed Minden, Nevada, about 1800. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed.
Witnesses reported that the airplane made a low pass to the east of the airport and reversed course presumably to land at 0L9 using runway 24. The witness lost sight of the airplane as it neared the airport. A few minutes later the witness observed a column of black smoke near the airport.
Investigation at the accident site revealed the airplane impacted terrain at a steep nose down attitude. The debris field was about 100 feet in diameter. The airplane was mostly consumed by the postimpact fire.
The airplane wreckage was recovered for further examination.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 6/12/2014 |
| Event Day of the Week | Thursday |
| Time of Event | 2105 |
| Event Time Zone | Pacific Daylight Time |
| Event City | Echo Bay |
| Event State | NEVADA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 89040 |
| Event Date Year | 2014 |
| Event Date Month | 6 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 361844N |
| Event Location Longitude | 1142727W |
| Event Location Airport | ECHO BAY |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | 0L9 |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | -- |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 77 |
| Airport Elevation | 1535 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 358 Coordinated Universal Time? Same as GMT |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 263 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | KLSV |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 1868 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 28 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | UTC |
| Lighting Conditions | Dusk |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 35 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -5 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 220 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 15 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29.69 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | METAR KLSV 130358Z AUTO 22015KT 10SM CLR 35/M05 A2 |
| Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| 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) | -- |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA WP Operations Center |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jun 17 2014 7:09PM |
| User who most recently changed record | stam |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
|
| Aircraft Registration Number | N55GM |
| NTSB Number | WPR14FA243 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | No |
| Damage | Destroyed |
| Aircraft Fire | Ground |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | DITTENBER THOMAS J |
| Aircraft Model | AURIGA |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | NO SERIES |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 008 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | -- |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | Yes |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | -- |
| Number of Engines | -- |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | -- |
| Date of Last Inspection | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | -- |
| ELT Installed | Unknown |
| ELT Activated | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | SAXTON-GETTY TROY |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | TEMECULA |
| Aircraft Owner State | CA |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 925903677 |
| Operator is an individual? | Yes |
| Operator Name | SAXTON-GETTY TROY |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | -- |
| Operator City | TEMECULA |
| Operator State | CA |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 925903677 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| 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 | MEV |
| Departure City | MINDEN |
| Departure State | NV |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1800 |
| Departure Time Zone | PDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | crash at destination city |
| Destination Airport Code | 0L9 |
| Destination City | Echo bay |
| Destination State | NV |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jun 17 2014 7:05PM |
| User who most recently changed record | stam |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | -- |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |