Keesler Pulsar accident near Alvarado, TX
On November 23, 2006, a Keesler Pulsar (airplane) was involved in an accident near Alvarado, TX. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 23, 2006
- Place
- Alvarado, TX
- Aircraft
- Keesler Pulsar · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.373°N, 97.216°W
- NTSB ID
- 20061205X01737
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 23, 2006, approximately 1550 central standard time, an amateur built Keesler Pulsar single-engine airplane, N115SE, was destroyed when it collided with trees shortly after take off from the Luscombe Acres Airport (6XS2), near Alvarado, Texas. The private pilot and the passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. According to the pilot's son-in-law, the pilot was providing airplane rides to family members and friends, who were visiting for the Thanksgiving Holiday. The pilot had flown earlier that morning and began giving rides later in the afternoon. The pilot gave three rides prior to the accident flight, all of which, were conducted over a north-and-south aligned private airstrip that was under construction on the son-in-law's property. The son-in-law stated that he observed the pilot making high-speed, low altitude passes over the airstrip, at an altitude of 100 to 150 feet above the ground, followed by "a rapid pull-up" to gain altitude. On one of the last passes he observed, he said the airplane "was in a near stall attitude" before the nose of the airplane was lowered and the wings were leveled. The witness did not observe the accident, but grew concerned when the airplane failed to return. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a private pilot certificate for airplane single-engine land. A review of his flight logbook revealed that the last entry
Probable cause
The pilot's improper handling of the airplane while manuevering at a low altitude, which resulted in an inadvertant 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.
