Remos G-3/600 N23GX

Summary

On 12 February 2009 at about 17:30 local time, a Remos G-3/600 registered N23GX was involved in an accident near Hilda, Texas, United States. 2 people were 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.

Date

12 February 2009 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Hilda, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Mason County Airport (T92)

Coordinates

30.5361, -99.0856

Aircraft

Remos G-3/600

Registration

N23GX

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mason → Fredericksburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN09LA189

Nobody was injured.

The flight instructor’s failure to maintain clearance from obstacles while maneuvering at low altitude.

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

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The flight instructor was demonstrating low-level operations when the left wing and the vertical stabilizer struck a cable suspended across the valley. The left wing stalled and the instructor pilot applied full power and right rudder, regaining control approximately 20 feet above the ground. He then continued to the destination for an uneventful landing. A postflight inspection showed superficial marks on the left wing and the leading edge of the vertical stabilizer. There were several structural tears and radial fractures in the aft end of the fuselage boom and the top and bottom seams of the smallest part of the fuselage boom were split for more than 18 inches.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.