Howard W. Dutton GLAS AIR II RG accident near Mt. Pleasant, IA
On August 2, 1993, a Howard W. Dutton GLAS AIR II RG (airplane) was involved in an accident near Mt. Pleasant, IA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 2, 1993
- Place
- Mt. Pleasant, IA
- Aircraft
- Howard W. Dutton GLAS AIR II RG · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.960°N, 91.539°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X13072
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 1, 1993, at 1955 local time, a home-built Howard W. Dutton Glasair II RG operated by Howard W. Dutton of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, was on a flight that crashed on a farm field approximately 2.5 miles east of Mount Pleasant. Visual Flight Rules (VFR) prevailed at the time of the accident, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was fatally injured. The pilot held a private pilot certificate with an instrument rating and a current third class medical. Witnesses to the accident stated that prior to impact the airplane was observed to pitch nose up, enter a near nosedown attitude and rotated counter-clockwise. One witness stated that coincident with the pitch-up maneuver, there was a popping sound from the airplane and engine sounds ceased; however, this witness stated that just prior to impact high level engines sounds resumed. CREW INFORMATION The pilot was a certificated private pilot holding an instrument rating and a third class medical. He had logged approximately 700 hours total time with approximately 100 hours in this make and model. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION N92T, Dutton Glasair II RG, an amateur built aircraft manufactured and owned by Howard W. Dutton of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, was registered on 4/15/91, and received an Experimental Amateur-built Certificate of Airworthiness on 04/07/92. The airframe had a total time of approximately 100 hours. The aircraft empty weight was recorded as 1327 pounds. The aircraft had a current condition inspection. IMPACT AND WRECKAGE The aircraft initial impact with the ground was with
Probable cause
the pilot-in-command's not maintaining aircraft control.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
