Accident · 2000-11-15

NTSB case LAX01LA041 · Experimental Glasair 1RG · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2000-11-15
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Experimental Glasair 1RG (N41AL)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate terrain clearance altitude while performing aerobatic maneuvers, which resulted in the in-flight collision with terrain.

Source: NTSB case LAX01LA041

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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