Larry R. Kinsey Variez O-235 accident near Pinson, AL
On March 31, 2001, a Larry R. Kinsey Variez O-235 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Pinson, AL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 31, 2001
- Place
- Pinson, AL
- Aircraft
- Larry R. Kinsey Variez O-235 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.747°N, 86.628°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010412X00739
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 31, 2001, about 0940 central standard time, a Larry R. Kinsey Variez O-235, N49LK, registered to an individual, collided with terrain near Pinson, Alabama, while on a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was destroyed and the private-rated pilot received fatal injuries. The flight originated from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on March 31, 2001, at 0910. According to members of the pilot's family, the pilot was flying from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to Gadsden, Alabama, to visit a friend. The pilot had called the friend about 0900, and stated he would be in Gadsden in about 1 hour. When the flight did not arrive, search operations were initiated. The airplane wreckage was located on April 6, 2001, about 1600. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held an FAA private pilot certificate with airplane single engine land and instrument airplane ratings, last issued on May 11, 1994. The pilot additionally held an FAA repairman certificate for the accident airplane. The pilot held a FAA third class medical certificate issued on September 5, 2000, with limitations that the holder wear correcting lenses for distant vision and posses correcting lenses for near vision while exercising the privileges of the certificate. Pilot logbook records show the pilot received a biennial flight review on September 13, 2000, in a Cessna 172, and that at the time of the accident the pilot had accumulated 832 total flight hours and 606 flight hours in the accident airplane. (See logbook record
Probable cause
The pilot's continued visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions resulting in the airplane colliding with mountainous terrain.
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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.
