Clabaugh Robert R BARRACUDA accident near Andalusia, AL
On June 26, 2011, a Clabaugh Robert R BARRACUDA (airplane) was involved in an accident near Andalusia, AL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 26, 2011
- Place
- Andalusia, AL
- Aircraft
- Clabaugh Robert R BARRACUDA · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 31.302°N, 86.376°W
- NTSB ID
- 20110626X95323
Official records · ERA11FA360
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 26, 2011, at 1655 central daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Barracuda, N289DH, operated by a private individual, impacted terrain while on approach to land at the South Alabama Regional Airport (79J), Andalusia, Alabama. The certificated private pilot was fatally injured, and the airplane was substantially damaged by impact forces and a subsequent postcrash fire. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the personal flight that was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The flight originated from 79J about 1625. According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the airplane had been purchased by the pilot, who made arrangements with a ferry pilot to fly the airplane from Florida to Colorado. On May 6, 2011, the ferry pilot was on approach to land at 79J, when the airplane's left landing gear would not extend and the ferry pilot subsequently landed at 79J with the left landing gear retracted. The airplane was repaired and at the time of the accident, it was being flown by the owner, who had flown about 2 previous hours in the airplane, which included about 1 hour, about 2 weeks prior to the accident. The purposed of the accident flight was for the pilot/owner to familiarize himself with the characteristics of the airplane, before continuing the ferry to Colorado. Witnesses at the airport observed the airplane in the traffic pattern for runway 29, with all three landing gears extended and stated that the airplane appeared slow and in a nose-high
Probable cause
The pilot did not maintain airspeed while maneuvering on approach for landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in the make and 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.
