Horne BOWERS FLYBABY N4041A
1 November 2000 · Greer, South Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 November 2000 at about 20:20 local time, a Horne BOWERS FLYBABY registered N4041A was involved in an accident near Greer, South Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Greer, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Flying Few Airfield
- Coordinates
- 34.9007, -82.2607
- Aircraft
- Horne BOWERS FLYBABY
- Registration
- N4041A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Greer → Greer
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA01LA022
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A runway overrun as a result of the pilot's failure to maintain proper approach speed and landing touch down point.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated his landing touchdown occurred at about the mid-length of the runway at an excessive airspeed, and the aircraft collided with a perimeter fence at the far end of the airstrip. The accident events were corroborated by the written statement of an eyewitness, and examination of the aircraft by an FAA inspector.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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