Bruce Protech PT2B accident near Anita, IA
On November 6, 2004, a Bruce Protech PT2B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Anita, IA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 6, 2004
- Place
- Anita, IA
- Aircraft
- Bruce Protech PT2B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 41.440°N, 94.770°W
- NTSB ID
- 20041118X01837
NTSB summary
On November 6, 2004, about 1115 central standard time, an experimental amateur-built Bruce Protech PT2B, N46WT, piloted by a private pilot, was substantially damaged during an in-flight collision with terrain near Anita, Iowa. The flight was being operated under 14 CFR Part 91 without a flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The pilot sustained fatal injuries. The flight departed Anita Municipal Airport (Y43), Anita, Iowa, approximately 1100. The pilot's wife informed Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspectors that her husband had recently bought the aircraft and was conducting high-speed taxi work the week prior to the accident. She stated that on the day of the accident, prior to the flight, he conducted approximately 12 taxi runs on the runway. He reportedly called her on the radio inquiring if everything looked alright. She replied that everything seemed normal. She reported that her husband started what she thought was another taxi run, but this time he took off. She stated that the aircraft subsequently made a sharp bank and nose-dived. She noted that as far as she knew, this was her husband's first flight in the aircraft. A witness reported that the airplane was in a turn when the engine "stalled or quit." He stated the aircraft subsequently "headed in a nose dive" and impacted the ground. A second witness reported that the aircraft was in a turn when it sounded as if the engine "stalled." He noted this was followed by either a "sputter sound or a sound like he was trying to start it." He stated that this occurred twice and at the
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed and an inadvertent stall/spin resulting in loss of control and an in-flight collision with terrain. An additional cause was a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
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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.
