Pinick HORIZON 2 accident near Grain Valley, MO
On August 25, 1999, a Pinick HORIZON 2 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Grain Valley, MO. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 25, 1999
- Place
- Grain Valley, MO
- Aircraft
- Pinick HORIZON 2 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.000°N, 94.200°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X19459
NTSB summary
On August 25, 1999, at 1652 central daylight time, a Pinick Horizon 2, N787TP, owned and piloted by a private pilot was destroyed when after takeoff from runway 27 (4,507 feet by 44 feet, dry asphalt) at the Grain Valley Airport, Grain Valley, Missouri, the airplane departed controlled flight and impacted the terrain. A post-crash fire ensued. Visual 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 was fatally injured. The local flight was originating at the time of the accident. Witnesses on the ground saw the airplane in the air, just above runway 27, heading westbound. One witness said the airplane was flying nose high and wobbling as if it did not have enough speed. The witness said the airplane made a sharp left turn and disappeared behind the trees. Another witness said that the airplane was flying in a nose high attitude and did not seem to be gaining any speed. He said he watched the nose come down slightly as if the pilot was tying to gain speed, but then it [the nose of the airplane] went right back up. As the airplane neared the west end of the runway, the witness said it turned left or south, and began descending with the nose high and the tail down, until it disappeared behind the trees. Both witnesses went to the accident site and found the airplane engulfed in flames. The airplane was constructed by the pilot from plans, between April, 1994 and June, 1999. The airplane was issued a Special Airworthiness Certificate for experimental category by t
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in this type of airplane.
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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.
