# Accident 20000726037409A: Halsmer Nathanael J CRAZY 8, Lafayette, IN, July 26, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2000, 19:20 local time
- Place: Lafayette, IN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4207° N, 86.8905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4207&lon=-86.8905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9034L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9034L-2001-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Halsmer Nathanael J CRAZY 8 (registry code 05610EI, https://openairdocs.org/model/halsmer-nathanael-j-crazy-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000726037409A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON JULY 26,2000 AT OR ABOUT 1930 EST, N9034L, AN AMATEUR HOME BUILT AIRCRAFT DESIGNED BY THE PILOT AND CALLED A "CRAZY 8", IMPACTED TRES WHILE ON APPROACH FOR LANDING AT PRIVATELY OWNED WILDCAT AIRPORT (IN12), LOCATED FIVE MILES EAST OF LAFAYETTE, IN. THE PILOT, MR. NATHANIEL J. HALSMER  HAD TAKEN THE MACHINE OUT THAT EVENING TO CONDUCT TAXI TEST. DURING ONE OF THE HIGH SPEED TAXI TEST THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE. THE PILOT STAYED IN GROUND EFFECT FOR ABOUT 2500 FEET AND HAVING RUN OUT OF USABLE RUNWAY, HE CLIMBED TO ABOUT THREE HUNDRED FEET AND TURNED DOWNWIND. A WITNESS STATED THAT THE PILOT MADE A SHALLOW SWEEPING TURN TO FINAL APPROACH. THE WITNESS MR. THADEUS HALSMER,  SAID HE THEN OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT ON FINAL APPROACH IN WHAT APPEARED TO BE A VERY HIGH SINK RATE UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED BEHIND THE TREES LOCATED ABOUT 2500 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE WITNESS HEARD THE IMPACT AND WAS FIRST ON THE SCENE. THE PILOT SURVIVED THE ACCIDENT BUT SUCCUMBED FOUR HOURS LATER. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED.

## 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 CHI00LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA226), Jul 27, 2000: Halsmer Crazy 8 (N9034L), Lafayette, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Aircraft control not being maintained by the pilot during the forced landing. Factors to the accident were the engine failure due to an overtemperature, the pilot's lack of familiarity with the…

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.

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