Tierra II N531PJ

Summary

On 28 June 1992 at about 23:40 local time, a Tierra II registered N531PJ, operated by Kevin Green, was involved in an accident near Williamsport, Maryland, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 June 1992 at 23:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Williamsport, Maryland, United States

Coordinates

39.5900, -77.8102

Aircraft

Tierra II

Registration

N531PJ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Kevin Green

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC92FIG01

1 person died.

THE PILOT'S ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGEMENT RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A POWER LOSS FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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THE PILOT PREFLIGHTED THE AMATEUR BUILT AIRPLANE AND THEN TAXIED IT FOR ABOUT 10 MIN BEFORE TAKING OFF. ABOUT 15 MIN LATER, WITNESSES REPORTED THEY HEARD THE SOUND OF A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE BEFORE THE SOUND OF A CRASH. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES WHO REPORTED THEY SAW THE CRASH. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE DID NOT DISCLOSE EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. THE PILOT WAS NOT CERTIFICATED, BUT HAD ACQUIRED AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF FLIGHT TIME IN ULTRALIGHTS. TOXICOLOGICAL TESTS REVEALED A URINE ALCOHOL AND BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL, RESPECTIVELY, OF 0.09% AND 0.06%.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.