Joy GENESIS accident near Kerrville, TX
On June 10, 1995, a Joy GENESIS (airplane) was involved in an accident near Kerrville, TX. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 10, 1995
- Place
- Kerrville, TX
- Aircraft
- Joy GENESIS · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 30.040°N, 99.129°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X03696
NTSB summary
On June 10, 1995, at 1208 central daylight time, a Genesis airplane homebuilt by Donald Gene Joy, N8099K, collided with terrain while maneuvering near Kerrville, Texas. The student pilot (owner/operator/builder/distributor) and the pilot rated passenger sustained fatal injuries and the airplane was destroyed. The airplane was being operated as a business flight by Donald G. Joy under Title 14 CFR part 91. The flight originated from Kerrville Municipal Airport at 1200 and a flight plan was not filed. Visual meteorological conditions with winds gusting to 20 knots prevailed in the local area for the demonstration flight. During interviews, conducted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, witnesses and local authorities reported the information in this paragraph. The airplane was flown by the owner for several months and on the day of the accident, he was conducting the flight demonstration for a potential sale of the airplane. Witnesses observed the airplane about tree top height above the ground and below the top of the hills as it flew from the east/southeast up the valley. One witness stated that as the airplane approached the hill, where he was working on a house, the airplane "flew uphill straight toward the house and rolled left like a whip roll almost to vertical as the power came up." Another witnesses at the top of the hill, observed the airplane bank and roll "wing over to 90 degrees left with the bottom of the right wing vertical to the ground" as the airplane started down the hill. All the witnesses heard the power increase on the engine and the a
Probable cause
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHILE MANUEVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL AND COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE UNFAVORABLE WIND, THE PILOT'S OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIS ABILITY, AND HIS LACK OF CERTIFICATION/QUALIFICATION TO PERFORM PASSENGER/DEMONSTRATION FLIGHTS.
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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.
