Arthur Lee Beer ALB SPECIAL N117V
14 April 2001 · Santa Rosa, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 April 2001 at about 18:14 local time, a Arthur Lee Beer ALB SPECIAL registered N117V was involved in an accident near Santa Rosa, California, 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 18:14
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Rosa, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sonoma County (STS)
- Coordinates
- 38.5006, -122.7604
- Aircraft
- Arthur Lee Beer ALB SPECIAL
- Registration
- N117V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Santa Rosa → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX01LA146
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during landing roll.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported he lost directional control of the amateur built aircraft during landing. The airplane veered to the left and then to the right before ground looping and nosing over. He reported there were no mechanical malfunctions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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