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
4 **
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
More News
Airport Rotating Beacon A visual NAVAID operated at many airports. At civil airports, alternating white and green flashes indicate the location of the airport. At military airports>[...]
Aero Linx: Fly for the Culture Fly For the Culture, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that serves young people interested in pursuing professions in the aviation industry>[...]
Klyde Is Having Some Issues Comprehending The Fed's Priorities FMI: www.klydemorris.com>[...]
Also: Viasat-uAvionix, UL94 Fuel Investigation, AF Materiel Command, NTSB Safety Alert Norges Luftsportforbund chose Aura Aero's little 2-seater in electric trim for their next gli>[...]
Also: EP Systems' Battery, Boeing SAF, Repeat TBM 960 Order, Japan Coast Guard H225 Buy Despite nearly 100 complaints totaling millions of dollars of potential fraud, combined with>[...]