Gulfstream American Corp AA-5A accident near Rowdy, KY
On May 21, 2015, a Gulfstream American Corp AA-5A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Rowdy, KY. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 21, 2015
- Place
- Rowdy, KY
- Aircraft
- Gulfstream American Corp AA-5A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.389°N, 83.243°W
- NTSB ID
- 20150521X10749
Official records · ERA15FA220
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn May 21, 2015, about 1854 eastern daylight time, a Gulfstream American Corp AA-5A, N26886, was destroyed when it impacted terrain while maneuvering near Rowdy, Kentucky. The private pilot was fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the flight, which departed Aiken Municipal Airport (AIK), Aiken, South Carolina, at an unknown time, and was destined for Wendell H Ford Airport (CPF), Hazard, Kentucky. The personal flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Radar data obtained from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) revealed a track of visual flight rules (VFR) targets correlated to be the accident airplane. About 1830, the airplane was established on a track of about 345 degrees towards CPF at an altitude of 8,300 feet mean sea level (msl). The airplane passed west of the airport, then about 1845, about 2 miles northwest of the airport, the airplane began a right, 180-degree turn and descended to about 7,700 feet msl as it tracked south. At 1848, on an approximate right base position in relation to runway 32, the airplane began another right turn and descended to about 7,500 feet. Over the next several minutes, the airplane completed a series of turns about one mile east of CPF, with altitudes varying between 7,500 and 6,800 feet. The last radar target with recorded altitude, at 1853:38, placed the airplane about 700 feet west of the accident site at 6,800 feet. There was no record of the pilot having contacted any air traffic control (ATC) f
Probable cause
The noninstrument-rated pilot’s decision to continue visual flight rules flight in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of control due to spatial disorientation.
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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.
