Plane Crash List

Homebuilt TIGER BIRD N5MF

14 September 1985 · Kerrville, Texas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 14 September 1985 at about 21:00 local time, a Homebuilt TIGER BIRD registered N5MF was involved in an accident near Kerrville, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 21:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Kerrville, Texas, United States
Nearest airport
Yo Ranch
Coordinates
30.0400, -99.1293
Aircraft
Homebuilt TIGER BIRD
Registration
N5MF
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Alvin → Kerrville
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW85LRG02

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT NOSED OVER ON LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE PLT REPORTED TOUCHDOWN WAS MADE ON THE FIRST 100 FT OF THE RWY AND AS THE ACFT SLOWED TO APRX 10 MPH DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST. THE ACFT TRAVELED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRSTRIP AND DOWN A 5 FT, 45 DEG BANK WHERE IT NOSED OVER. THE PLT ATTRIBUTED THE ACCIDENT TO THE X-WIND, GRAVEL AIRSTRIP AND POOR JUDGEMENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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