Jacob Tussel EVERETT B1 accident near Stanley, NM
On May 31, 1998, a Jacob Tussel EVERETT B1 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Stanley, NM. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 31, 1998
- Place
- Stanley, NM
- Aircraft
- Jacob Tussel EVERETT B1 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.140°N, 105.969°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X10055
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 31, 1998, at 1422 mountain daylight time, N30BP, a Jacob Tussel Everett B1, was destroyed when it impacted terrain while maneuvering 1 mile north of Stanley, New Mexico. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant aboard, was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated at Stanley, New Mexico, approximately 1400. There were only two witnesses to the accident. They said the pilot passed over their house between 300 and 500 feet and made "a hard right roll." The witnesses said the "plane [engine] usually cuts out or dies when he is upside down and will restart when he levels out. The engine did restart or picked up rpm and then he banked right and leveled out. . .He dipped down at about a 30 degree angle" and impacted the ground. The witnesses said the pilot normally flew around the area once or twice a week, and it was not uncommon for him to roll the airplane at a low altitude over their house. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot, Bill M. Patterson, age 68, was born on September 19, 1929. At the time of his death, he was a private businessman but had previously served as a Lockheed Aircraft Corporation flight test director. He held Commercial Pilot certificate no. 1288508, dated September 13, 1971, with airplane single, multiengine, and instrument ratings, and Private Pilot privileges in gliders. He also held a third class airman medical certificate, dated September 20, 1996. When Mr. Patterson made application for this medical ce
Probable cause
The pilot's intentional performance of an aerobatic maneuver at an altitude insufficient for a safe recovery.
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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.
