Leslie Briggs GLASAIR III accident near Smithfield, NC
On July 30, 2000, a Leslie Briggs GLASAIR III (airplane) was involved in an accident near Smithfield, NC. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 30, 2000
- Place
- Smithfield, NC
- Aircraft
- Leslie Briggs GLASAIR III · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.499°N, 78.340°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X21363
NTSB summary
On July 30, 2000, about 1355 central daylight time, a Leslie Briggs Glasair III, N422CS, collided with the terrain after takeoff from the airport at Smithfield, North Carolina. The flight was operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The private pilot and his pilot rated passenger were both fatally injured. The flight was on departure from Johnston County Airport, Smithfield, North Carolina, to Martin County Airport, Williamston, North Carolina, when the accident occurred. The pilot held a private pilot certificate with single engine land, multiengine land and instrument airplane ratings. His certificate was issued on June 30, 1978, with no wavers or limitations noted. His last medical certificate, a second class, was issued March 8, 2000. It held the limitation that the pilot must wear corrective lenses in order to exercise the privileges of the airman's certificate. The pilot's total civilian hours reported on his last medical application was 3,192 hours. The pilot rated passenger held a private pilot certificate with single engine land, and instrument airplane ratings. His certificate was issued on May 30, 2000, with no wavers or limitations noted. His last medical certificate, a third class, was issued December 1, 1998. It held the limitation that the pilot must wear corrective lenses in order to exercise the privileges of the airman's certificate. The pilot's total civilian hours reported on his last medical application was 15 hours. The airplane
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain flying speed during an emergency landing which lead to an inadvertent stall/spin. A factor was the pilot's failure to secure the cockpit canopy prior to takeoff.
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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.
