Howard W Dutton GLAS AIR II RG N92T
2 August 1993 · Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 2 August 1993 at about 00:55 local time, a Howard W Dutton GLAS AIR II RG registered N92T, operated by Dutton, Howard W., was involved in an accident near Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 00:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.9600, -91.5392
- Aircraft
- Howard W Dutton GLAS AIR II RG
- Registration
- N92T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Dutton, Howard W.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI93DCD03
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
the pilot-in-command's not maintaining aircraft control.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
Witnesses observed the homebuilt airplane maneuvering. They observed the nose to pitch up and the airplane to enter a steep nosedown attitude with counter-clockwise rotation. Coincident with the pitch-up maneuver there was a popping sound from the airplane and engine sounds ceased. Just prior to impact high level engine sounds returned.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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