Hinshaw, Keith T. BD5TP accident near Byers, CO
On March 15, 1995, a Hinshaw, Keith T. BD5TP (airplane) was involved in an accident near Byers, CO. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 15, 1995
- Place
- Byers, CO
- Aircraft
- Hinshaw, Keith T. BD5TP · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.709°N, 104.220°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X03109
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 15, 1995, about 1406 mountain standard time, a home built BD5TP, N777TK, impacted in a field under unknown circumstances approximately four miles east of Byers, Colorado. The pilot sustained fatal injuries and the aircraft was destroyed by impact and postimpact fire. No flight plan was filed for this local area personal flight which originated from Front Range Airport, Watkins, Colorado, about 1215. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. According to available information gathered from relatives, the builder, the FAA, and persons at Front Range Airport, the pilot purchased the aircraft on February 21, 1995, from the builder and transported it by surface transportation from Scottsdale, Arizona, to Front Range Airport. At that time, an operating limitations document was in effect having been issued by the FAA Scottsdale Flight Standards District Office on May 16, 1994. The pilot made some modifications, including the installation of the remaining portions of a variable pitch propeller system, and conducted a taxi test on March 8, 1995. A second taxi test was conducted on March 9, 1995. During the second taxi test, the propeller inadvertently struck the ground damaging the tips of the two-bladed wooden propeller. The owner removed the propeller, repaired the tip damage, and reinstalled the propeller on the aircraft. The details of repair and rebalancing are unknown. On March 10, 1995, an FAA designated airworthiness representative (DAR) issued a revised Amateur Built Phase 1 operating limitations document applicable to N777TK. A copy of the docu
Probable cause
FAILURE BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. FACTORS WERE: LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN TYPE OF AIRCRAFT AND LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN TYPE OF OPERATION.
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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.
