Devendorf GLASSAIR GL25 N28BD

Summary

On 13 April 1997 at about 18:54 local time, a Devendorf GLASSAIR GL25 registered N28BD was involved in an accident near Congress, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 April 1997 at 18:54

Classification

Accident

Location

Congress, Arizona, United States

Coordinates

33.9009, -112.9008

Aircraft

Devendorf GLASSAIR GL25

Registration

N28BD

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Aguilla → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX97LA158

2 people died.

failure of the pilot to recover from an inverted stall/spin prior to impact with the ground. The reason for the loss of control was not determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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Two witnesses, one of whom is a pilot, both stated that they observed the aircraft when it was approximately 1,000 feet agl until impact, and that it appeared to be in an inverted spin. After observing the crash site, an FAA airworthiness inspector stated that the aircraft appeared to have contacted the ground in an inverted attitude with little or no forward velocity. The postcrash examination did not disclose any preexisting flight control, fuel, or engine systems malfunctions or mismanagement. Also, the toxicological results did not disclose any impairment of the pilot.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.