Barber Glasair accident near Conroe, TX
On December 28, 2002, a Barber Glasair (airplane) was involved in an accident near Conroe, TX. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 28, 2002
- Place
- Conroe, TX
- Aircraft
- Barber Glasair · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 30.317°N, 95.334°W
- NTSB ID
- 20030103X00004
NTSB summary
On December 28, 2002, at 1330 central standard time, a Barber Glasair homebuilt aircraft, N3885J, was destroyed upon collision with terrain following a loss of control near Conroe, Texas. The non-instrument rated private pilot and his passenger were fatally injured. The airplane, which was built in 1986 by Hugh Barber, had been owned and operated by the pilot since June 23, 1993. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 flight. No flight plan was filed for the local flight, which was reported to have originated from the Montgomery County Airport (CXO), near Conroe, Texas, at 1310. The purpose of the flight nor the intentions of the occupants could not be determined during the investigation. Local authorities were notified of the accident by a local resident via a 911 call. The accident site was located near State Highway 105, approximately 9.7 miles east of Conroe. Witnesses near the accident site reported that the airplane collided with a light pole in a residential backyard after the airplane "spun nose down into the ground." A post-impact fire destroyed the airplane. The fire was extinguished by the local fire department before it had a chance to spread into a mobile home and adjacent residences. There were no reported injuries to anyone in the mobile home or on the ground. The FAA inspector, who responded to the accident site, reported that the amateur-built airplane, which was mostly built out of fiberglass and composite materials, "was totally consumed by the post-impact fire." The inspector reported that the airp
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall and a subsequent loss of control.
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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.
