Poskus REVELATION accident near Latrobe, PA
On May 30, 1999, a Poskus REVELATION (airplane) was involved in an accident near Latrobe, PA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 30, 1999
- Place
- Latrobe, PA
- Aircraft
- Poskus REVELATION · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.309°N, 79.379°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X18794
NTSB summary
On May 30, 1999, about 0949 eastern daylight time, a homebuilt Revelation, N2DF, was destroyed after colliding with terrain during initial climb out from Westmoreland County airport (LBE), Latrobe, Pennsylvania. The certificated private pilot/owner/builder was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions and calm winds prevailed. No flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. A witness, an Air Traffic Controller at LBE, observed the aircraft operating the day before the accident and was in the control tower the day of the accident. In a written statement, he said: "The aircraft requested to taxi to a runway for some high speed taxi runs. He was given permission and taxied up and down runway 3/21 for approximately 10 to 15 minutes. Then he requested take-off clearance on runway 21. He was cleared for take-off. I observed the aircraft from the start of take-off roll. This was supposed to be the first flight for this aircraft except for the day before (5/29/99), when he did the same maneuvers on runway 23. On 5/29/99, he barely got airborne and had to land right away. The pilot mentioned something to the tower about engine problems and taxied back to parking. On 5/30/99, after the aircraft became airborne and got about two thirds of the way down runway 21, it wobbled a few times and banked to the left and crashed into the hillside." Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Inspectors examined the wreckage on May 30, 1999. The examination revealed that all components of the airplane were located at the impact site, a grass covered hill. An FA
Probable cause
Was the pilot's failure to maintain directional control.
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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.
