SERS · Welch MURPHY REBEL · 1999-10-24 · SAINT JOHNS, MI, USA
Event
NTSB number
CHI00LA015
Event ID
20001212X19926
Type
Accident
Date
1999-10-24
Location
SAINT JOHNS, MI, USA
Coordinates
42.999954, -84.550987
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Welch
Model
MURPHY REBEL
Registration
N8160X
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the pilot not maintaining altitude and clearance. Factors were the trees, the flap control not fully engaged, and the pilot's lack of total experience in the kind of airplane flown.