Smith TEAM TANGO 2 accident near Dry Creek, LA
On December 6, 2000, a Smith TEAM TANGO 2 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Dry Creek, LA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 6, 2000
- Place
- Dry Creek, LA
- Aircraft
- Smith TEAM TANGO 2 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 30.661°N, 93.039°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X22346
NTSB summary
On December 6, 2000, approximately 1230 central standard time, a Smith Team Tango 2 amateur-built experimental airplane, N6204D, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near Dry Creek, Louisiana. The airplane was built, registered to and operated by the pilot. The non-instrument rated private pilot, sole occupant, was fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The cross-country flight originated from Georgetown, Texas, at 1135, and was destined for Gainesville, Florida. According to a friend of the pilot, the pilot was flying the composite airplane to the Team Tango Builder's Center, located in Gainesville. The pilot called the San Angelo (SJT) Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) between 0914 and 0924 on December 6, 2000, to obtain a weather briefing. The pilot indicated that he intended on flying at 9,500 feet. The briefer provided the current AIRMET Sierra for IMC over eastern Texas, AIRMET Zulu for occasional icing conditions, and the current conditions for Mobile, Alabama (KMOB) and Gainesville, Florida (KGNV). The briefer also provided the pilot with two pilot reports of icing over southwestern Louisiana. The en route forecast was based on the Area Forecast for southeast Texas, southeast Louisiana, Mississippi, and northern Florida, which indicated visual meteorological conditions and marginal visual meteorological conditions. The briefer then provided the terminal airport forecasts for KMOB and KGNV. Also provided was the winds aloft forecast f
Probable cause
the pilot's VFR flight into IMC while in cruise, which resulted in his loss of control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation. Contributing factors were the clouds, and icing weather conditions, and the inadequate weather briefing.
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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.
