Butler Bowers Fly Baby 1A accident near Lincoln, AL
On July 3, 2003, a Butler Bowers Fly Baby 1A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lincoln, AL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 3, 2003
- Place
- Lincoln, AL
- Aircraft
- Butler Bowers Fly Baby 1A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.613°N, 86.118°W
- NTSB ID
- 20030708X01035
NTSB summary
On July 3, 2003, about 1130 central daylight time, a Butler, Bowers Fly Baby 1A, experimental airplane, N179DE, operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, registered to a private owner, collided with the ground while maneuvering in the vicinity of Lincoln, Alabama. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was destroyed, and the private pilot was fatally injured. The flight departed Talladega Municipal Airport, Talladega, Alabama, on July 3, 2003, at 1000. A witness stated he heard an airplane approaching his location flying towards the south-southeast. He looked up and observed the airplane flying over a tree line. The nose of the airplane was observed to pitch up to about a 70-degree nose high attitude. The left wing dropped down and the nose pitched down as if the airplane was in a "stall". The airplane descended to the north and disappeared from view below the tree line and collided with the ground. There was no noticeable change in engine noise as the airplane descended. Another witness who was working in his yard stated he heard an unfamiliar sound above the noise of his lawnmower and observed the "object" flying in the direction of Gadsden, Alabama. The object was about 100 feet above the trees and was in a steep descent. There was no noticeable change in engine noise before it collided with the ground. The object hit the ground in the east side of his yard followed by a flash of flame. He cut off his lawnmower and ran over to the site. He saw that it was an airplane, ran inside his home and called the 911 operator. Rev
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering resulting in a stall.
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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.
