Grob G120A N866AF

Summary

On 22 May 2002 at about 21:42 local time, a Grob G120A registered N866AF was involved in an accident near Mobile, Arizona, 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

22 May 2002 at 21:42

Classification

Accident

Location

Mobile, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Mobile (1AZO)

Coordinates

33.1086, -112.2806

Aircraft

Grob G120A

Registration

N866AF

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Flight Test

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Goodyear → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA02FA098

1 person died.

The failure of the pilot to maintain altitude clearance with the terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the airplane's first flight after assembly, an eyewitness on the ground stated he observed it cross his field of vision, right to left, at a very low altitude and at very high rate of speed. The attitude of the airplane went progressively from 90 degrees of bank to wings level and nose down until it collided with the terrain in a flat attitude. He saw a perceptible nose rising, but it was too late to avoid impact with the desert floor. No discrepancies could be found with the airframe or engine, post crash.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.