Poskus REVELATION N2DF

Summary

On 30 May 1999 at about 13:49 local time, a Poskus REVELATION registered N2DF was involved in an accident near Latrobe, Pennsylvania, 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

30 May 1999 at 13:49

Classification

Accident

Location

Latrobe, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Westmoreland County (LBE)

Coordinates

40.3092, -79.3795

Aircraft

Poskus REVELATION

Registration

N2DF

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD99LA046

1 person died.

Was the pilot's failure to maintain directional control.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot attempted to make his first flight in his homebuilt airplane. The airplane lifted off the runway, and immediately landed back on the runway. He reported engine problems to the tower and taxied back to parking. The next day, the pilot made his second attempt at his first flight. He lifted off the runway, the aircraft wobbled, banked left, and collided into a hillside. Examination of the airframe and engine revealed no pre-impact mechanical deficiencies. The pilot's logbook indicated a total of 141 flight hours, with no entries of flight in the experimental airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.