The airplane collided with desert terrain at 1317 Mountain time and was substantially damaged. The commercial pilot and airline transport pilot were fatally injured. Visual conditions prevailed for the upset-recovery training flight. The airplanes operator reported the flight overdue and the wreckage was located at about 1430. The two pilots were located approximately 50 feet to the north of the airplane wreckage. Both pilots were wearing parachutes. The commercial pilots parachute was found to have been activated and partially deployed. The airline transport pilots parachute had not been activated.
May 9, 2008, Queen Creek, Ariz., Extra EA-300/L
The airplane collided with desert terrain at 1317 Mountain time and was substantially damaged. The commercial pilot and airline transport pilot were fatally injured. Visual conditions prevailed for the upset-recovery training flight. The airplanes operator reported the flight overdue and the wreckage was located at about 1430. The two pilots were located approximately 50 feet to the north of the airplane wreckage. Both pilots were wearing parachutes. The commercial pilots parachute was found to have been activated and partially deployed. The airline transport pilots parachute had not been activated.
Key Takeaways:
- An airplane on an upset-recovery training flight crashed into desert terrain under visual conditions, resulting in substantial damage and the fatal injury of both the commercial pilot and airline transport pilot.
- The pilots were found approximately 50 feet from the wreckage, and both were wearing parachutes.
- One pilot's parachute was activated and partially deployed, while the other pilot's parachute had not been activated.
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