Nbb Inc GLASAIR III accident near Young, AZ
On April 26, 2014, a Nbb Inc GLASAIR III (airplane) was involved in an accident near Young, AZ. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 26, 2014
- Place
- Young, AZ
- Aircraft
- Nbb Inc GLASAIR III · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.929°N, 110.664°W
- NTSB ID
- 20140426X23435
Official records · WPR14FA172
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Air Traffic Control Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
On April 26, 2014, about 1015 mountain standard time, an experimental amateur built NBB INC, Glasair III airplane, N911EX was destroyed by impact with terrain and a postcrash fire, about 20 miles southeast of Young, Arizona. The airplane was registered to and being operated by the pilot as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal cross-country flight under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Instrument meteorological conditions were reported in the area of the accident, and the non-instrument rated, solo, private pilot received fatal injuries. No flight plan was filed for the flight which departed Lea County Airport (KHOB), Hobbs, New Mexico about 0930. The airplane was bound for Falcon Field (KFFZ), Mesa, Arizona. On April 26, about 1300 Pacific daylight time, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC) was notified by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) technician from the Western Pacific Regional Operations Center that the Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) at Albuquerque, New Mexico had been in contact with the accident airplane. The technician reported that the accident airplane pilot had declared an emergency, stating that he was trapped underneath a cloud layer in mountainous terrain, and that the visibility was deteriorating. The ARTCC controller attempted to direct the accident airplane to San Carlos Apache Airport (P13), Globe, Arizona. Contact with the airplane was lost, and an Alert Notice (ALNOT) was issued. About 1800 the IIC was notified that the airplane's wreckage had been located in remote mounta
Probable cause
The noninstrument-rated pilot’s decision to enter instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the loss of airplane control.
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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.
