ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41295
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 May 1999 |
| Time: | 15:37 LT |
| Type: |  Glasair GlaStar |
| Owner/operator: | William J. Champion |
| Registration: | N75419 |
| MSN: | 5043 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 70 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mableton, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Atlanta, GA (KFTY) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After take off the airplane was observed by the tower controller to enter the downwind leg of the landing pattern. The controller attended to other traffic and when he looked for the airplane, it had disappeared. The airplane was observed by witnesses in straight and level flight between 100 to 200 feet above the trees. One witness stated pitched up about 10 degrees, before the nose pitched straight down. The other witness stated the nose of the airplane pitched straight down. The engine was running and the airplane remained in a nose down attitude until it disappeared from view. Examination of airframe, flight control assembly, engine assembly and accessories revealed no evidence of a pre-crash mechanical failure or malfunction.
Probable Cause: An in-flight loss of control for undetermined reasons, resulting in an in-flight collision with trees and the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA99LA156
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 26-Nov-2017 15:13 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2024 06:05 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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