Hornbeck GLASSAIR N83PG

Summary

On 31 May 1999 at about 18:20 local time, a Hornbeck GLASSAIR registered N83PG was involved in an accident near Johnson City, Kansas, 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

31 May 1999 at 18:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Johnson City, Kansas, United States

Coordinates

37.5704, -101.7506

Aircraft

Hornbeck GLASSAIR

Registration

N83PG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ulysses → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI99LA169

1 person died.

The pilot's intentional low altitude performance of aerobatics.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Witnesses reported that the experimental airplane was flying about 200 to 300 feet above the ground when it began a roll-type maneuver. According to the witnesses, the airplane became inverted and then descended vertically into the ground. The on-scene investigation revealed no airframe or flight control anomalies that would prevent flight. The pilot did not possess an FAA Statement of Aerobatic Competency.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.