What happened
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(Tty) acft crashed under unknown circumstances, the pilot/sole occupant suffered fatal injuries, the acft was destroyed. (.19) on may 11, 1999, at 1000 central daylight time, a campbell Lancair 320, N6111, collided with a tree and the ground during climbout from the Reeves Airport in tallessee, Alabama. The personal flight was operated by the pilot under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The commercial pilot was fatally injured, and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The local flight departed tallessee, Alabama, at 0959. According to a friend of the pilot, located at the Reeves Airport at the time of the accident, the purpose of the flight was to demonstrate a high speed, low altitude, pass over the runway. The pilot's friend reported that, during climbout there was a short radio conversation with the pilot followed by an abrupt end to the conversation. At this point, the airplane entered a nose-up attitude followed by a nose-low attitude. The airplane was located in a wooded area with the nose section still in a nose-low attitude. A tree in the immediate vicinity of the impa CT point was damaged. The witness also reported that the engine continued to run throughout the sequence of flight events. An on-site investigation of the accident was completed. (.4) the purpose of the flight was to demonstrate a high speed, low altitude pass over the runway. During climb out the airplane entered a nose-up attitude followed by a nose-down attitude. A witness reported that the airplane entered a counter clockwise spin, and collided with the ground in a wooded area. A tree in the immediate vicinity of the impact point was damaged. A witness also reported that the engine continued to run at a high RPM rate throughout the sequence of flight events. Examination of the accident site disclosed the airplane rested in a nose down attitude at the base of a large tree. Examination of the airframe confirmed that flight control cables and control surfaces were connected. Examination of the airframe and engine assembly failed to disclose a mechanical malfunction or a component failure.
As the FAA filed it
(TTY) ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE PILOT/SOLE OCCUPANT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED. (.19) ON MAY 11, 1999, AT 1000 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CAMPBELL LANCAIR 320, N6111, COLLIDED WITH A TREE AND THE GROUND DURING CLIMBOUT FROM THE REEVES AIRPORT IN TALLESSEE, ALABAMA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED, AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED TALLESSEE, ALABAMA, AT 0959. ACCORDING TO A FRIEND OF THE PILOT, LOCATED AT THE REEVES AIRPORT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO DEMONSTRATE A HIGH SPEED, LOW ALTITUDE, PASS OVER THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT'S FRIEND REPORTED THAT, DURING CLIMBOUT THERE WAS A SHORT RADIO CONVERSATION WITH THE PILOT FOLLOWED BY AN ABRUPT END TO THE CONVERSATION. AT THIS POINT, THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A NOSE-UP ATTITUDE FOLLOWED BY A NOSE-LOW ATTITUDE. THE AIRPLANE WAS LOCATED IN A WOODED AREA WITH THE NOSE SECTION STILL IN A NOSE-LOW ATTITUDE. A TREE IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE IMPA CT POINT WAS DAMAGED. THE WITNESS ALSO REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN THROUGHOUT THE SEQUENCE OF FLIGHT EVENTS. AN ON-SITE INVESTIGATION OF THE ACCIDENT WAS COMPLETED. (.4) THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO DEMONSTRATE A HIGH SPEED, LOW ALTITUDE PASS OVER THE RUNWAY. DURING CLIMB OUT THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A NOSE-UP ATTITUDE FOLLOWED BY A NOSE-DOWN ATTITUDE. A WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A COUNTER CLOCKWISE SPIN, AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN A WOODED AREA. A TREE IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE IMPACT POINT WAS DAMAGED. A WITNESS ALSO REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AT A HIGH RPM RATE THROUGHOUT THE SEQUENCE OF FLIGHT EVENTS. EXAMINATION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE DISCLOSED THE AIRPLANE RESTED IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AT THE BASE OF A LARGE TREE. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRFRAME CONFIRMED THAT FLIGHT CONTROL CABLES AND CONTROL SURFACES WERE CONNECTED. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRFRAME AND ENGINE ASSEMBLY FAILED TO DISCLOSE A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR A COMPONENT FAILURE.
NTSB investigation
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