NONE · Charles Raymond GLASAIR 2SFT · 1996-06-30 · APALACHICOLA, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
MIA96LA172
Event ID
20001208X06074
Type
Accident
Date
1996-06-30
Location
APALACHICOLA, FL, USA
Coordinates
29.719861, -84.99047
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Charles Raymond
Model
GLASAIR 2SFT
Registration
N16CD
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
Inadequate application of throttle input and up elevator input by the pilot-in-command. Contributing to the accident was the in-flight encounter with a downdraft and inadequate design of the airplane by the kit manufacturer.