19990530005969A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Poskus David D REVELATION · Latrobe, PA · May 30, 1999

Date: May 30, 1999 · 09:49 local
Place: Latrobe, PA
Airport: Westmoreland County
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N2DF
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD99LA046
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N2DFRegistration cancelled Dec 4, 2002 · Poskus David D REVELATIONS/N 98008 Airframe modelPoskus David D REVELATION

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What happened

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Experimental acft departed rwy 21 and crashed into a hill, local authorities responded, 1 fatality. (-23) pilot attempted to take off on runway 21 at Latrobe airport. After liftoff, aircraft made a steep bank to the left and crashed into the hillside. Pilot received fatal injuries, and the aircraft was destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

EXPERIMENTAL ACFT DEPARTED RWY 21 AND CRASHED INTO A HILL, LOCAL AUTHORITIES RESPONDED, 1 FATALITY. (-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 21 AT LATROBE AIRPORT. AFTER LIFTOFF, AIRCRAFT MADE A STEEP BANK TO THE LEFT AND CRASHED INTO THE HILLSIDE. PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB IAD99LA046Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportLatrobe, PAWas the pilot's failure to maintain directional control.May 30, 1999 · Destroyed