Experimental GLASAIR 1RG N41AL

Summary

On 15 November 2000 at about 18:50 local time, a Experimental GLASAIR 1RG registered N41AL was involved in an accident near Temecula, California, 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

15 November 2000 at 18:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Temecula, California, United States

Coordinates

33.5250, -117.0833

Aircraft

Experimental GLASAIR 1RG

Registration

N41AL

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chino → Temecula

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX01LA041

2 people died.

the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate terrain clearance altitude while performing aerobatic maneuvers, which resulted in the in-flight collision with terrain.

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The amateur-built, experimental single engine airplane collided with terrain while performing what a witness described as a series of aerobatic maneuvers. The witness described the airplane as pulling up, rolling, and then diving until out of sight This same maneuver was performed several times. At the bottom of each dive he heard the engine accelerate and the airplane would begin another climb. During the final maneuver, he did not hear the engine accelerate nor did he see the airplane climb again following the descent. A post-accident examination of the wreckage revealed no evidence of preimpact anomalies to the airframe or engine. The pilot logbooks and airplane builder and maintenance records were not recovered. The private pilot accumulated approximately 288 total flight hours, of which an unknown amount were accumulated in the accident airplane. It is uncertain whether the pilot obtained any aerobatic flight training.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.