Glynn RS-3 N3012G

Summary

On 19 December 2025 at about 14:26 local time, a Glynn RS-3 registered N3012G was involved in an accident near Crabapple, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 December 2025 at 14:26

Classification

Accident

Location

Crabapple, Texas, United States

Coordinates

30.5572, -98.7872

Aircraft

Glynn RS-3

Registration

N3012G

Category

Airplane

Year built

2002

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Llano → Llano

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN26LA070

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a fence cable guy-line during low-level maneuvering over a river.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, while conducting a low-level flight over a river, and upon attempting a low-level pass over a riverbed sand bar in his tail wheel-equipped airplane, he did not see a high-water fence cable guy-line above the riverbed. The airplane’s main landing gear impacted the cable guy-line, and the airplane subsequently impacted the sand bar. The airplane came to rest upright, and the pilot and the passenger were able to egress from the airplane without further incident. The airplane was destroyed due to a post impact fire that started forward of the firewall. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot further reported that the accident could have been prevented by maintaining a higher altitude to avoid objects.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.