# Accident 19990511004959A: Amtr LANCAIR320, Tallassee, AL, May 11, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 11, 1999, 10:00 local time - Place: Tallassee, AL - Airport: Reeves Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 32.5147° N, 85.8760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Reeves Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5147&lon=-85.8760&mi=10 - Aircraft: N6111, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6111-2000-05-01) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Campbell Michael W LANCAIR 320 (registry code 05618WT, https://openairdocs.org/model/campbell-michael-w-lancair-320) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIR320 - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 1 - Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 200 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA083) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990511004959A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (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. ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB ATL99LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA083), May 11, 1999: Michael W. Campbell Lancair 320 (N6111), Tallessee, AL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain flying speed during the takeoff to initial climb that resulted in the a stall and the inflight collision with the trees. From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.