Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary FTW83FA250

FRIENDSWOOD, TX, USA

Aircraft #1

N2VC

Evans Aircraft VP-1

Analysis

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND DURING A TIGHT STEEP TURN AT LOW (100 FT) ALT. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE ENG WAS RUNNING WELL AND THAT AFTER FLYING THE LENGTH OF THE RWY AT LOW ALT THE PLT MADE A STEEP LEFT TURN AND CRASHED. WITNESSES SAID THE PLT HAD INITIALLY SOLOED ONLY A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. HIS TOTAL TIME IN THIS ACFT WAS ESTIMATED AT LESS THAN 3 HOURS.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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