Raz-Mut 440A N29826

Summary

On 27 April 1982 at about 15:41 local time, a Raz-Mut 440A registered N29826, operated by Bradley J. Moore, was involved in an accident near Deland, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 April 1982 at 15:41

Classification

Accident

Location

Deland, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Deland Municipal

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Raz-Mut 440A

Registration

N29826

Category

Glider

Engines

1

Operator

Bradley J. Moore

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Deland → Deland

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA82DLA05

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT OF THIS AMATEUR/EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN INITIAL TEST FLIGHT. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO SWERVE LEFT AND RIGHT JUST BEFORE LIFT-OFF. AFTER LIFT-OFF, IT WAS OBSERVED TO CLIMB TO ABOUT 70 TO 100 FT AGL AND DRIFT LEFT. SEVERAL WITNESSES THOUGHT THE PILOT HAD STARTED A TURN AT SLOW SPEED WHEN THE RIGHT WING DROPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT DOVE VERTICALLY INTO THE GROUND. MOST OF THE WITNESSES THOUGHT THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO PREIMPACT FAILURES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.