Air Creation Clipper 912 accident near Millstone, New Jersey, September 24, 2005
On September 24, 2005 at about 6:00 pm local time, a Air Creation Clipper 912, an amateur-built aircraft,, registered UNREG, was substantially damaged in an accident near Millstone, New Jersey. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and impact with trees.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 24, 2005 · about 6:00 pm local time · cases in 2005
- Place
- Millstone, New Jersey · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Air Creation Clipper 912, amateur-built · all Clipper 912s on the register
- Registration
- UNREG · registered outside the United States
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
Witness observed the airplane as it abruptly spiraled downward into trees from about 1,000 feet above the ground. Examination of the airplane and engine revealed no mechanical anomalies. The pilot held a student pilot certificate, and was operating an unregistered ultralight-type airplane with a passenger onboard.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: student
- Flight time: 22 hours in all
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: frt
- Injury: fatal
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Maximum gross weight: 992 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Rotax 912UL (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 46NJ Clarksburg NJ
- Destination: 46NJ
- Flight plan: none
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 110° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 23,000 ft; scat at 3,500 ft
- Temperature: 70°F (21°C), dew point 50°F (10°C)
- Altimeter: 30.32 inHg
- Observation at 5:55 pm from NEL, 10 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under UNREG the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- Air Creation CLIPPER 912 8 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Air Creation 114 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Rotax 912UL 134 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Accidents and incidents in New Jersey 1,189 since 1982 · 136 in the last ten years
- New Jersey 3,018 aircraft registered
- Other NTSB records under UNREG 10 records · the number may have belonged to another aircraft at the time
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/IAD05LA142.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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