Griffin Thomas MODIFIED KR-Z N999TG

Summary

On 26 November 1985 at about 23:12 local time, a Griffin Thomas MODIFIED KR-Z registered N999TG, operated by Griffin, Thomas A, was involved in an accident near Panaca, Nevada, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

26 November 1985 at 23:12

Classification

Accident

Location

Panaca, Nevada, United States

Nearest airport

Panaca (1L1)

Coordinates

37.6805, -114.2909

Aircraft

Griffin Thomas MODIFIED KR-Z

Registration

N999TG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Griffin, Thomas A

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pacana → Panaca

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA86FVW01

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

A WITNESS TO THE ACCIDENT OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT CLIMB STRAIGHT AHEAD AND MAKE A SHALLOW LEFT 90 DEGREE TURN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN OBSERVED TO RESUME LEVEL FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLOWLY WEN INTO A BANK AND FELL OFF INTO A DIVE STRIKING THE GROUND. THIS WAS THE FIRST TEST FLIGHT FOR THIS AIRCRAFT. NO FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND IN THE AIRFRAME, POWER PLANT OR FLIGHT CONTROLS. NO STALL WARNING SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED ON THIS AIRCRAFT. ON AUTOPSY THE MEDICAL EXAMINERS OPINION WAS THAT THE PILOTS DEATH WAS CAUSED BY MULTIPLE EXTREME TRAUMATIC INJURIES. THE PILOT HAD HAD A CORONARY BYPASS OPERATION. THE PILOT PROBABLY ENTERED INTO A STALL DURING THE TURN TO DOWNWIND WITH INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE AVAILABLE FOR RECOVERY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.