Friday, October 15, 2021

Cessna 180J, N9966N: Accident occurred October 13, 2021 in Chickaloon, Alaska

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.

Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Anchorage, Alaska 


Location: Chickaloon, AK 
Accident Number: ANC22LA002
Date & Time: October 13, 2021, 13:00 Local 
Registration: N9966N (A1); unknown (A2)
Aircraft: Cessna 180J (A1); unknown unknown (A2)
Injuries: 1 None (A1)
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal (A1); Unknown (A2)

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information (A1)

Aircraft Make: Cessna 
Registration: N9966N
Model/Series: 180J
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built:
Operator: On file 
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information (A2)

Aircraft Make: unknown 
Registration: unknown
Model/Series: unknown 
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built:
Operator:
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:

Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

Conditions at Accident Site: VMC 
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: PAAQ,230 ft msl
Observation Time: 12:53 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 7 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 3°C /-5°C
Lowest Cloud Condition:
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 5 knots / , 350°
Lowest Ceiling: Overcast / 6500 ft AGL
Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting: 29.24 inches Hg
Type of Flight Plan Filed:
Departure Point:
Destination: 

Wreckage and Impact Information (A1)

Crew Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: 
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries:
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 None 
Latitude, Longitude: 61.702064,-148.97528 (est)

Wreckage and Impact Information (A2)

Crew Injuries: 
Aircraft Damage: Unknown
Passenger Injuries:
Aircraft Fire: Unknown
Ground Injuries: 
Aircraft Explosion: Unknown
Total Injuries: 
Latitude, Longitude: 61.702064,-148.97528 (est)

The National Transportation Safety Board is looking for a plane that reportedly collided with another aircraft in midair last week and kept flying.

Around 1 p.m. Wednesday, a Cessna 180 was in a collision near Sutton that substantially damaged a wing of the plane, NTSB Alaska chief Clint Johnson said Saturday.

The pilot of the Cessna was able to land safely, and no injuries were reported. But the NTSB is still searching for the other plane, which Johnson said continued flying, and its pilot has not yet come forward to report the accident.

“We don’t think there was any damage to the other plane, but we don’t know that because it kept going,” Johnson said.

“This is an accident, and we’re trying to figure out what took place. We’d like to get both sides of the story,” he said. “So we are actively looking for that airplane.”

Authorities are reviewing air traffic control recordings in the area but haven’t been able to come up with any further information so far, Johnson said.

The NTSB encouraged anyone with information about the collision to call its Alaska Regional Office at 907-782-4848.

Eurocopter AS-350 AStar, N881SD: Incident occurred October 13, 2021 in San Diego, California

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; San Diego, California

Rotorcraft struck two birds in cruise flight damaging the nose and window.  

City of San Diego 


Date: 13-OCT-21
Time: 02:22:00Z
Regis#: N881SD
Aircraft Make: AIRBUS HELICOPTER
Aircraft Model: AS350B
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: MINOR
Activity: PUBLIC USE
Flight Phase: MANEUVERING (MNV)
Operation: 91
Aircraft Operator: CITY OF SAN DIEGO
City: SAN DIEGO
State: CALIFORNIA

Avid Flyer Mark IV, N583DM: Accident occurred October 13, 2020 and Incident occurred May 14, 2020

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.

Additional Participating Entity: 
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Boise, Idaho


Location: Payette, Idaho
Accident Number: WPR22LA014
Date and Time: October 13, 2021, 10:20 Local 
Registration: N583DM
Aircraft: Avid Mark IV 
Injuries: 1 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal

On October 13, 2021, about 1020 Pacific daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Avid Mark IV airplane, N583DM, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Payette, Idaho. The student pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.

The student pilot reported that while in level flight, about 1,000 ft above ground level, the engine began to intermittently lose power. He activated the fuel pump and shortly after the engine shut down. The pilot then turned the airplane 180-degrees to the North with the intention of landing in a cultivated field. During the off airport landing roll, the airplane nosed over resulting in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer.

A postaccident examination of the wreckage revealed bent tubular structure near the landing gear attachment and forward cabin areas. The airplane’s fuel system revealed that the header tank did not have a screen and the fuel selector valve contained a large quantity of debris.

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: Avid 
Registration: N583DM
Model/Series: Mark IV 
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built:
Operator: 
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:

Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

Conditions at Accident Site: VMC
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: KONO,2193 ft msl 
Observation Time: 09:53 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 5 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 6°C /-4°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Few / 5000 ft AGL
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 3 knots / , 160°
Lowest Ceiling: Broken / 7000 ft AGL 
Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting: 30.04 inches Hg
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Departure Point: Ontario, OR (KNON)
Destination: Payette, ID

Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 1 None 
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries:
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: 
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 None 
Latitude, Longitude: 44.079228,-116.93496 (est)

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Boise

Aircraft left gear damaged at Owyhee Reservoir State Airport (28U), Malheur County, Oregon.

https://registry.faa.gov/N583DM

Date: 14-MAY-20
Time: 18:14:00Z
Regis#: N583DM
Aircraft Make: AVID AIRCRAFT
Aircraft Model: MARK IV
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: UNKNOWN (UNK)
Operation: 91
City: OWYHEE
State: OREGON

Bombardier CRJ-701ER, N779SK: Incident occurred October 14, 2021 near Grand Junction Regional Airport (KGJT), Mesa County, Colorado

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Denver, Colorado

Aircraft struck a bird cracking the windshield. 

United Express

SkyWest Airlines Inc  


Date: 14-OCT-21
Time: 00:15:00Z
Regis#: N779SK
Aircraft Make: BOMBARDIER
Aircraft Model: CL-600-2C10
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: MINOR
Activity: COMMERCIAL
Flight Phase: UNKNOWN (UNK)
Operation: 121
Aircraft Operator: SKYWEST AIRLINES
Flight Number: SKW 4652
City: GRAND JUNCTION
State: COLORADO

Denney Kitfox IV, N9259M: Accident occurred October 14, 2021 near North Canaan Aviation Facilities Inc Airport (CT24), Litchfield County, Connecticut

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. 

The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident. 

Additional Participating Entity: 
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Bradley, Connecticut


Location: North Canaan, Connecticut 
Accident Number: ERA22LA016
Date and Time: October 14, 2021, 17:22 Local
Registration: N9259M
Aircraft: Kitfox IV 
Injuries: 1 Serious
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal

On October 14, 2021, about 1722 eastern daylight time, an experimental, amateur built Kitfox IV airplane, N9259M, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near North Canaan, Connecticut. The private pilot sustained serious injuries. The airplane was operated by the pilot as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.

According to a Federal Aviation Administration inspector that traveled to the accident site, the pilot had departed for a roundtrip flight from North Canaan Airport (CT24), North Canaan, Connecticut to Walter J Koladza Airport (GBR), Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Upon the return at CT24, the pilot completed a few touch-and-go landings from runway 21 and on the initial climb the engine began to run rough and lose power. Subsequently, the airplane collided with trees south of the airport and impacted terrain in a nose low attitude.

Photographs revealed that the airplane came to rest in wooded terrain partially submerged in a creek, with the tail nearly vertical and the engine submerged below the terrain and water. The fuselage and both wings sustained substantial damage. There was a smell consistent with fuel at the accident site.

The wreckage was retained for further examination.


Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: Kitfox
Registration: N9259M
Model/Series: IV NO SERIES
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built: Yes
Operator: On file 
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:

Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

Conditions at Accident Site: VMC 
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: KPSF,1194 ft msl
Observation Time: 17:54 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 24 Nautical Miles 
Temperature/Dew Point: 19°C /14°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 5 knots / , 320°
Lowest Ceiling: None
Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting: 29.93 inches Hg 
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Departure Point: Great Barrington, MA (GBR)
Destination: North Canaan, CT

Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 1 Serious
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: N/A 
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: N/A 
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 Serious 
Latitude, Longitude: 42.036786,-73.342561

Airbus A321-231, N682NK: Incident occurred October 14, 2021 at Orlando International Airport (KMCO), Orange County, Florida

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Orlando, Florida

Aircraft struck a bird on landing Runway 35R damaging the nose cone.

Spirit Airlines Inc


Date: 14-OCT-21
Time: 16:17:00Z
Regis#: N682NK
Aircraft Make: AIRBUS
Aircraft Model: A321-231
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: MINOR
Activity: COMMERCIAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 121
Aircraft Operator: SPIRIT AIRLINES
Flight Number: NKS-139
City: ORLANDO
State: FLORIDA

Champion 7ECA Citabria, N8331V: Incident occurred October 14, 2021 at Dubuque Regional Airport (KDBQ), Iowa

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Boise, Idaho

Aircraft braked hard after encountering a crosswind causing a propeller strike. 

Airplane Binnis LLC


Date: 14-OCT-21
Time: 19:38:00Z
Regis#: N8331V
Aircraft Make: CHAMPION
Aircraft Model: 7ECA
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: MINOR
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: DUBUQUE
State: IOWA

Cessna 140, N72878: Incident occurred October 14, 2021 in Epping, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Portland, Maine

Aircraft experienced an engine failure and landed near a raceway.  

K1 Tech Ventures Inc


Date: 14-OCT-21
Time: 20:55:00Z
Regis#: N72878
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: 140
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: EMERGENCY DESCENT (EMG)
Operation: 91
City: EPPING
State: NEW HAMPSHIRE

Diamond DA 40 Star, N597MT: Incident occurred October 10, 2021 at Murfreesboro Municipal Airport (KMBT), Rutherford County, Tennessee

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Nashville, Tennessee

Aircraft nose gear collapsed during takeoff roll. 

Middle Tennessee State University


Date: 10-OCT-21
Time: 14:15:00Z
Regis#: N597MT
Aircraft Make: DIAMOND
Aircraft Model: DA40
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: MINOR
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: TAKEOFF (TOF)
Operation: 91
City: MURFREESBORO
State: TENNESSEE

Swearingen SA227-AT Merlin IVC, N244DH: Incident occurred October 14, 2021 at El Paso International Airport (KELP), El Paso County, Texas

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Albuquerque, New Mexico

Aircraft veered off Runway 26L after landing. 

Ameriflight

UAS Transervices Inc


Date: 14-OCT-21
Time: 04:45:00Z
Regis#: N244DH
Aircraft Make: FAIRCHILD
Aircraft Model: SA227-AT
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: MINOR
Activity: CARGO
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 121
Aircraft Operator: AMERIFLIGHT
Flight Number: AMF7200
City: EL PASO
State: TEXAS

Velocity RG, N755V: Fatal accident occurred October 14, 2021 at Space Coast Regional Airport (KTIX), Titusville, Brevard County, Florida

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

The National Transportation Safety Board traveled to the scene of this accident.

Additional Participating Entities: 
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Orlando, Florida
Velocity Aircraft; Sebastian, Florida
Lycoming; Williamsport, Pennsylvania


Location: Titusville, FL
Accident Number: ERA22FA015
Date & Time: October 14, 2021, 15:51 Local 
Registration: N755V
Aircraft: Velocity SE RG
Injuries: 1 Fatal
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal

On October 14, 2021, about 1551 eastern daylight time, an experimental, amateur-built Velocity SE RG, N755V, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Titusville, Florida. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.

The pilot owned the airplane and based it at Space Coast Regional Airport (TIX), Titusville, Florida. According to witness statements, radar data and airport surveillance video, the airplane flew uneventfully from TIX to Sebastian Municipal Airport (X26), Sebastian, Florida during the day of the accident. While at X26, at the airplane kit manufacturer’s facility, the pilot replaced a landing gear up switch fuse as the landing gear was not retracting. The replacement corrected the issue and then the pilot removed the pilot seat and rear seat behind the pilot seat. He left the rear seat at the facility so that maintenance technicians could match color and specifications as the pilot planned to have the interior aesthetics renovated the following month. He then reinstalled the pilot seat and departed X26 uneventfully at 1528 for the return flight.

As the airplane approached runway 9 at TIX, on short final approach, it pitched up, climbed about 300 ft, then descended nose-down in a right spiral. The airplane impacted a grass area about 400 ft right of the runway centerline, and about 2,000 ft from the beginning of the runway. A postcrash fire consumed a majority of the wreckage.

The wreckage came to rest upright, oriented about a 230° magnetic heading, and no debris path was observed. The cockpit and cabin were mostly consumed by fire. The wreckage was further examined following recovery to a salvage facility. The flight control stick was not recovered. The pilot’s seat was identified, and the four bolts and their respective hard points remained attached. The pilot’s seat pin was also identified, but the seat frame was bent and separated, consistent with impact forces. A Grand Rapids primary flight display and multifunction display were recovered and retained for data download.

The left aileron separated from the wing and was recovered near the wing. The right aileron also separated from the right wing and was recovered near its wing. Aileron control continuity was confirmed from the separated ailerons through cables, to a bellcrank, to torque tubes, to the cockpit. The canard spar remained intact and fire damage; however, the left and right elevators were not recovered and presumed destroyed in the fire. The elevator pushrod section that connected to the control stick was recovered with no threaded rod end engaged, and the rod end was not recovered. The pushrod section was retained for metallurgical examination. Continuity of the elevator was confirmed through torque tubes, with the exception of the retained pushrod section, to the cockpit. The elevator trim actuator was destroyed, and the preimpact elevator trim setting could not be determined. The left rudder was identified, and the right rudder was not recovered and presumed destroyed. The left rudder bellcrank remained intact and its cable exhibited a broomstraw separation.

The engine came to rest upright, separated from the airframe. The three composite propeller blades remained attached to the hub and all three blades separated about 12 inches from their respective roots. The top spark plugs were removed; their electrodes were intact and light gray in color. Borescope examination of the cylinders did not reveal any anomalies. The rear accessory section sustained thermal damage. The engine was retained for further examination.

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: Velocity
Registration: N755V
Model/Series: SE RG 
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built: Yes
Operator: On file 
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:

Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

Conditions at Accident Site: VMC
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: TIX,33 ft msl
Observation Time: 15:47 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 0 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 32°C /21°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Scattered / 6000 ft AGL
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 9 knots / , 80°
Lowest Ceiling: None 
Visibility: 7 miles
Altimeter Setting: 29.91 inches Hg
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Departure Point: Sebastian, FL (X26) 
Destination: Titusville, FL

Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 1 Fatal 
Aircraft Damage: Destroyed
Passenger Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Fire: On-ground
Ground Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 Fatal
Latitude, Longitude: 28.513889,-80.804444 

Those who may have information that might be relevant to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation may contact them by email witness@ntsb.gov, and any friends and family who want to contact investigators about the accident should email assistance@ntsb.gov. You can also call the NTSB Response Operations Center at 844-373-9922 or 202-314-6290.

Cedric Jackson

Cedric Jackson

Cedric Jackson

 Pilot Cedric Jackson and wife Mary Jackson
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Cedric Bernard Jackson was born in Washington, DC. He graduated from Coral Springs High School, Coral Springs, FL in 1985.

Pursuing his goal of becoming an Air Force Officer and Pilot, he entered the United States Air Force Academy.  He graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant.  After attending Undergraduate Pilot Training at  Vance AFB, Oklahoma, he received his first assignment to the 24th Air Refueling Squadron, flying KC-135’s out of Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota.

On February 14, 1992 he married his wife, Mary C. Miller of Monticello, Indiana.

In 1994 he transferred to the 310th Airlift Squadron at Howard AFB, Panama, to fly the C-27 Spartan.  The C-27s were used at that time to support the U. S. counter drug efforts in South America, performing tactical airlifts at a low level, landing on unprepared runways.

On March 12, 1998, he received an appointment to join the Georgia National Guard’s 128th Bomb Squadron to fly B-1 Bombers.  While flying the B-1’s, he was commissioned as a Major in the U. S. Air Force.

In 1999, he was hired by FedEx as an MD11 First Officer.  He upgraded to MD 11 Captain in 2012, then he moved on to fly the 777 in 2016.

After leaving active duty service, Major Jackson continued serving the U. S. Air Force as an Air Force Academy Liaison Officer, finishing out his commitment to the Air Force and retiring in 2005.

His love for the outdoors was only surpassed by the love he had for his family.  He was a hands-on father, devoted to teaching his two sons everything he knew from water sports to flying. He loved kiteboarding, paddle surf, paddle board with his family on the Indian River, snowboarding, ride his One Wheel everywhere (even to water the trees in the front yard) and he loved flying his Velocity.

Cedric’s caring spirit and generous heart could be felt by anyone he came in contact with. He touched many lives and will be deeply missed by all those who had the pleasure of knowing him.

He is survived by his loving wife of 29 years, Mary Jackson; sons, Cedric Jackson (CJ) and Ian Jackson; devoted parents, Roosevelt Jackson, Sr. and Ruth Ferguson Jackson; brother, Roosevelt Jackson, Jr. and numerous other relatives.

In lieu of flowers please make donations to: Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals: 

Note LWFA - Cedric Jackson in the memo. 

Send checks to 
OBAP
19 Mantua Rd 
Mt. Royal NJ 08061













TITUSVILLE, Florida – Police released the name on Friday of the pilot who was killed in a plane crash at Space Coast Regional Airport.

The crash happened Thursday afternoon around 4 p.m. at the airport located on 355 Golden Knights Blvd., killing Cedric Bernard Jackson, 54, of Cocoa, according to Titusville police.

No one else was on board the plane and no one else was hurt.

The plane that crashed is Velocity RG, investigators said. The plane crashed near the runway and burst into flames, police said.

The cause of the crash is now under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration.


TITUSVILLE, Florida — A pilot is dead following the crash of a Velocity RG aircraft in Titusville.

Authorities say the crash happened at the Space Coast Regional Airport in Titusville on Thursday around 4 p.m.

Cedric Jackson, 54, was the only person onboard the aircraft.

According to authorities, Jackson was attempting to land when the crash happened. The impact produce a fire so large that smoke could be seen for miles.

The Velocity is an high performance homebuilt aircraft.

Authorities say the Space Coast Regional Airport was Jackson's home base, adding that he was an experienced retired Air Force pilot who used to fly B-1 bombers.

Both the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash.