Lorello GENESIS accident near Columbia Statn, OH
On August 27, 1997, a Lorello GENESIS (airplane) was involved in an accident near Columbia Statn, OH. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 27, 1997
- Place
- Columbia Statn, OH
- Aircraft
- Lorello GENESIS · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.310°N, 81.940°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X08733
NTSB summary
On August 27, 1997, about 1950 eastern daylight time, a homebuilt Genesis, N9091B, was destroyed when it impacted after takeoff from a private grass airstrip near Columbia Station, Ohio. The certificated private pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight. No flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to a witness, the pilot had flown the airplane only once before with another pilot, several months prior to the accident, and had not flown it since. Just before the accident, the pilot had performed several high speed taxi runs, with brief moments of flight just above the runway. The pilot had also shut down the engine three times to make adjustments to the carburetor with a screwdriver. The airplane was then observed to takeoff and climb at an angle steeper than normally used by the pilot. A second witness, who was sitting on his porch located 1/2 mile from the accident site, had noticed the airplane appear above the tree line to the east of his house. He noted that the airplane barely cleared the tree tops when it took off from the airstrip and looked to be moving abnormally slow. The airplane then appeared to enter a very tight left turn, appearing to return to the landing strip, then descend below the tree line. A third witness, who also lived 1/2 mile from the accident site, observed the airplane about 200 feet above the tree line. She noted that the airplane made a sharp turn to the left and nose down, then disappear below the tree line. A fourth witness located two houses north
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed.
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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.
