Air Command ELITE 532 N91359
23 July 1988 · Baytown, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 July 1988 at about 18:45 local time, a Air Command ELITE 532 registered N91359, operated by Robert L. Glens, was involved in an accident near Baytown, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Baytown, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- McAlister (NONE)
- Coordinates
- 29.7405, -94.9592
- Aircraft
- Air Command ELITE 532
- Registration
- N91359
- Category
- Gyrocraft
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Robert L. Glens
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW88DRA15
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
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
ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO TAKEOFF AND TURN RIGHT CROSSWIND. DRNG THE CROSSWIND, THE RPM INCREASED SUDDENLY. THE ACFT PITCHED NOSE DOWNWARDS, IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A VERTICAL DESCENT AND BURNED. THE PLT/BUILDER HAD A TOTAL OF 5 HRS IN THE NEW ACFT. NO EVIDENCE OF PRE-IMPACT STRUCTURAL, ROTOR, OR SYSTEM FAILURE WAS FOUND DURING THE INVESTIGATION. A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MANUFACTURER OF THE KITS FOR THE ACFT INDICATED THAT THE ACFT IS EASY TO OVERCONTROL AND CAN LEAD TO PORPOISING WHICH IS DIFFICULT TO CORRECT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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