Loss of Control in Flight · NTSB ERA10WA096
HUBER HARTMUT EXPRESS — Berry Island
| Date | December 12, 2009 |
| Location | Berry Island |
| Aircraft | HUBER HARTMUT EXPRESS (amateur-built) |
| Purpose of flight | Personal |
| Conditions | Day · Visual Meteorological Cond |
| Phase / occurrence | Approach-VFR pattern final Loss of control in flight |
| Pilot age | 60 |
| Pilot total time | 13,000 hrs · High time |
| Time in type | Unknown |
| Fatalities | 1 |
What happened
On December 12, 2009, at 1300 UTC, an experimental, amateur-built Harmut Huber Express, N93HE, operated by a private individual, crashed into the water on short final approach to Chub Cay Airport (MYBC), Berry Island, Bahamas. The pilot was killed and the airplane was substantially damaged. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated from Palm Beach County Park Airport (LNA), West Palm Beach, Florida at an undetermined time.
The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Bahamas Civil Aviation Department Flight Standards Inspectorate. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from:
Manager of Flight Standards, Bahamas
P.O. Box AP 59244
Nassau, N.P. Bahamas
Phone: (242) 377-3445/3448
Facsimile: (242) 377-6060
This report is for information purposes only, and contains only information released by or obtained for the Bahamian Government.