Spearman Raptor accident near Bogalusa, LA
On April 12, 2005, a Spearman Raptor (airplane) was involved in an accident near Bogalusa, LA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 12, 2005
- Place
- Bogalusa, LA
- Aircraft
- Spearman Raptor · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 30.802°N, 89.869°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050418X00469
Official records · DFW05LA102
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 12, 2005, at 1746 central daylight time, an experimental Spearman Raptor single turbo-prop powered airplane, N750TP, was destroyed following a loss of control while on final approach to the George R Carr Memorial Air Field (BXA), near Bogalusa, Louisiana. The private pilot and his passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was registered to a private individual and operated by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight for which a flight plan was not filed. The cross-country flight originated from the Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB), near Daytona Beach, Florida, at 1440, and was en route to the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS), near Austin, Texas, with a planned fuel stop at BXA. A Washington Parish Sheriff Deputy interviewed two witnesses, who had similar observations. Both witness were in the Walmart parking lot, located approximately one and a half miles south of BXA. They observed the airplane flying in a northerly direction while at an approximate altitude of 150-200 feet above the ground. It appeared the left main landing gear was down and the right main and nose gear were in a stowed position. Shortly thereafter the airplane "barrow-rolled" to the left and "took a nose dive" below the tree line. The witnesses later observed smoke coming from the trees. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a private pilot certificate for airplane single-engine land, and instrument airplane. His last Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) third class medical was i
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane. A contributing factor was the pilot's lack of experience in the make/model airplane.
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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.
