Keen GLASAIR I accident near Albany, TX
On June 20, 1999, a Keen GLASAIR I (airplane) was involved in an accident near Albany, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 20, 1999
- Place
- Albany, TX
- Aircraft
- Keen GLASAIR I · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.720°N, 99.290°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X18989
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 19, 1999, at 2150 central daylight time, a Keen Glasair I homebuilt airplane, N233TK, was destroyed upon impact with the ground following a loss of control while maneuvering near Albany, Texas. The non-instrument rated private pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed throughout the area for the Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The 198-nautical mile cross country flight originated from the Clark Municipal Airport (SEP), near Stephenville, Texas, at approximately 2120. The airplane was en route to the Town and Country Airpark (F82), near Lubbock, Texas. An eyewitness driving northeastbound on state highway 351, observed the green navigation light and landing light of the airplane. The witness and her two children observed the airplane in cruise flight, flying parallel to the highway in a northeast direction, at an estimated altitude of approximately 50 feet agl. The witnesses continued to observe the lights of the airplane after it passed their vehicle, at a distance of about 100 yards off the left side of the road. The witnesses reported that they observed the airplane "abruptly initiate a near vertical climb" and subsequently observed the lights of the airplane descending toward the ground as if the airplane was "corkscrewing." The corkscrewing ceased as they observed the glow of the red and green navigation lights and the landing light descending towards the ground. The witnesses did not see or h
Probable cause
The pilot's inadvertent stall while performing an evasive maneuver to avoid colliding with powerlines. Factors were the night light condition and the pilot's decision to fly at low altitude.
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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.
