Berkey S-6ES N265GB

Summary

On 2 April 2019 at about 22:32 local time, a Berkey S-6ES registered N265GB was involved in an accident near Lafe, Arkansas, 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.

Date

2 April 2019 at 22:32

Classification

Accident

Location

Lafe, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Private (PVT)

Coordinates

36.2044, -90.5489

Aircraft

Berkey S-6ES

Registration

N265GB

Category

Airplane

Year built

1999

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Blytheville → Lafe

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN19LA116

Nobody was injured.

The non-certificated pilot's failure to maintain an appropriate glidepath while landing toward the sun, which resulted in impact with vegetation and a subsequent loss of control.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The noncertificated pilot reported that, while on approach for landing at the private turf runway, he was "blinded by the sun" and allowed the airplane to descend too low. The tailwheel hit vines growing near the runway, and the left wing subsequently impacted the ground, resulting in substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane and added that the accident may have been prevented by landing at a different time or by clearing the vegetation around the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.