Bartholomew Kolb TWINSTAR N860RB
12 March 1991 · Bronson, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 March 1991 at about 22:50 local time, a Bartholomew Kolb TWINSTAR registered N860RB, operated by Robert E. Bartholomew, was involved in an accident near Bronson, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bronson, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 29.4394, -82.6293
- Aircraft
- Bartholomew Kolb TWINSTAR
- Registration
- N860RB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Robert E. Bartholomew
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Williston → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA91LA096
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S DECISION TO INITIATE A FLIGHT WITH KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN HIS EQUIPMENT IN THAT HIS AIRSPEED INDICATOR WAS INOPERATIVE. HE THEN FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED IN A TURN ON FINAL APPROACH, STALLED, AND CRASHED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WITNESSES STATED THAT THE PILOT INITIATED THE FLIGHT KNOWING THAT THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR WAS INOPERATIVE. THEY OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE ON FINAL APPROACH WHEN IT ENTERED A STEEP LEFT 360-DEGREE TURN. THEY STATED THE LEFT WING STALLED AND THE AIRPLANE PITCHED NOSE DOWN AND CRASHED. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE, AIRPLANE AND FLIGHT CONTROLS REVEALED NO PREIMPACT FAILURES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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