SERS · GRIGG/BOWERS FLYBABY · 1989-05-07 · WEST PLAINS, MO, USA
Event
NTSB number
MKC89DCG01
Event ID
20001213X28391
Type
Accident
Date
1989-05-07
Location
WEST PLAINS, MO, USA
Coordinates
36.739543, -91.859474
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
GRIGG/BOWERS
Model
FLYBABY
Registration
N1305
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING BY THE PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO AVOID A POWER TRANSMISSION LINE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: RISING TERRAIN, TALL GRASS, TAILWIND, AND THE TRANSMISSION WIRES.