Thu, Sep 04, 2003
Pilot Robert Gisburne, 44, a part-time Carefree (AZ) resident,
and his father-in-law passenger, Charles Tegeler, 74, of
Scottsdale, were killed as Gisburne's Questair Venture made what
some witnesses called a really 'hot' landing at Carefree's upscale
Sky Ranch Airport on Tuesday. Speculation is running high in the
local area that an engine failure may have precipitated an attempt
to 'absolutely, positively' make the runway, with the result that
the slick little plane was just going too fast. The unfortunate
occupants were dead at the scene.
The plane eventually came to rest at a stop sign at the edge of
the airport; a postcrash fire reduced the wreckage to "no more than
the size of a washing machine," according to one report.
** Report created 9/3/2003 Record
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 29G
Make/Model: EXP Description: QUESTAIR
VENTURE
Date: 09/02/2003 Time: 1250
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury:
Fatal Mid Air: N Missing:
N
Damage: Destroyed
LOCATION
City: CAREFREE State: AZ Country:
US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT ON FINAL, LOST ENGINE POWER AND CRASHED AT THE WEST
END OF THE AIRPORT, TWO PERSONS ON BOARD WERE FATALLY
INJURED, CAREFREE, AZ
INJURY DATA Total Fatal:
2
# Crew: 1 Fat:
1 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk:
# Pass: 1 Fat:
1 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk:
# Grnd:
Fat: 0 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk:
WEATHER: UNK
OTHER DATA
Activity: Pleasure Phase:
Landing Operation: General
Aviation
Departed: ABQ,
AZ
Dep Date: 09/02/2003 Dep. Time: 0902
Destination: CAREFREE,
AZ
Flt Plan: UNK
Wx Briefing: Y
Last Radio Cont: UNK
Last Clearance: UNK
FAA FSDO: SCOTTSDALE, AZ
(WP07)
Entry date: 09/03/2003
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