Luttrell-Lacky BREEZY N78LL
21 April 1996 · Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 April 1996 at about 15:45 local time, a Luttrell-Lacky BREEZY registered N78LL was involved in an accident near Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ritter Airpark (NC33)
- Coordinates
- 35.2606, -82.5509
- Aircraft
- Luttrell-Lacky BREEZY
- Registration
- N78LL
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA96LA126
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
inadequate preflight planning/preparation by the pilot, by not adequately surveying the area to be used for takeoff, which resulted in a collision with a fence.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot performed a precautionary landing in a corn field after being unable to locate his planned destination. He determined his position and elected to takeoff, but he did not survey the corn field before takeoff. During the ground roll, the corn rows changed direction, and the airplane failed to become airborne before colliding with a fence.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 1996 | Vernon L Cox COX-HAWK | Mebane, North Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1996 | Aerotek PITTS S-2A | Reidsville, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1996 | Mooney M20C | Cullowhee, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1996 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Raeford, North Carolina, United States | Freefall Express | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jun 1996 | Cessna 150M | Knightdale, North Carolina, United States | Raleigh East Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1996 | Beechcraft B55B | Clinton, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |