Bakeng BAKENG DEUCE N19RG

Summary

On 27 April 2019 at about 20:30 local time, a Bakeng BAKENG DEUCE registered N19RG was involved in an accident near Winston Salem, North Carolina, 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

27 April 2019 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Smith Reynolds (INT)

Coordinates

36.1336, -80.2219

Aircraft

Bakeng BAKENG DEUCE

Registration

N19RG

Category

Airplane

Year built

2014

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Shelby → Winston Salem

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

GAA19CA235

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground loop.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, after a three-point landing, during the landing roll, the airplane veered right and ground looped, and the right wing impacted the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.