Henry BARRACUDA accident near Antonia, MO
On May 26, 1997, a Henry BARRACUDA (airplane) was involved in an accident near Antonia, MO. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 26, 1997
- Place
- Antonia, MO
- Aircraft
- Henry BARRACUDA · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.361°N, 90.369°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X07860
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 26, 1997, at 1230 central daylight time (cdt), a Henry Barracuda, N5926, operated by a private pilot, experienced separation of the left outboard wing section while maneuvering close to the terrain. The airplane was subsequently destroyed when it impacted the terrain in a wooded area four miles southeast of Antonia, Missouri. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. No flight plan was on file. The pilot and passenger on board the airplane were fatally injured. The flight originated at Branson, Missouri, at 1130 cdt, and was en route to Columbia, Illinois. Several witnesses on the ground heard the airplane just prior to the accident. Two of the witnesses also observed the airplane just prior to it impacting in the trees. One witness was sitting in the driveway of his residence when he "heard a plane flying very low and the engine was cutting in and out." The witness looked across the valley toward the north and saw "a small aircraft flying below the ridge very erratic." The airplane was flying east to west. Before he lost sight of the airplane, the witness said he saw the airplane go into a roll and descend at a 45-degree pitch angle. "Just as I lost sight (of the airplane), the engine seemed to rev up slightly, then stop. I could hear the plane hitting the tree tops and then a loud thud." A second witness said that he saw the airplane "enter the clouds and then re-appear at tree top level in a descending left turn." The witness said that as the airplane
Probable cause
inadvertent flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), spatial disorientation of the pilot, which led to his loss of aircraft control, and the pilot exceeding the design stress limits of the airplane, which led to an in-flight breakup of the airplane. Factors related to the accident were: the pilot not obtaining a weather briefing before flight, an encounter with adverse
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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.
