Painton LOEHLE AVIATION 5151 N81029

Summary

On 10 October 1998 at about 18:45 local time, a Painton LOEHLE AVIATION 5151 registered N81029 was involved in an accident near Osceola, Arkansas, 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.

Date

10 October 1998 at 18:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Osceola, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Osceola Municipal (7M4)

Coordinates

35.6991, -89.9891

Aircraft

Painton LOEHLE AVIATION 5151

Registration

N81029

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW99LA007

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control due to incapacitation as a result of hypertensive arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The amateur-built experimental airplane impacted the ground following a loss of control while maneuvering. About 10 minutes after a witness observed the single-seat airplane make a normal takeoff, he observed the airplane in a left descending turn. The airplane continued in this attitude until the left wing tip struck the ground in a plowed field. Although the forward section of the fuselage was demolished, the rear section, including the pilot's seat, remained intact. The pilot was found still belted in the seat; he displayed no outward evidence of traumatic injury, but was unresponsive. He was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead following resuscitative efforts. The autopsy report listed the pilot's cause of death as hypertensive arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Additional autopsy findings included a mediastinal mass, enlarged thyroid, firm fibrotic liver, enlarged spleen, and no evidence of significant trauma. The pilot applied for an FAA medical certificate on November 21, 1996, and the application was denied due to his medical history, which included coronary artery bypass surgery and abdominal aorta graft replacement.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.