# Accident 20101105049339A: Bean R E/R GLASAIR III, Winchester, TN, November 5, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2010, 09:25 local time
- Place: Winchester, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0089° N, 86.0039° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0089&lon=-86.0039&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7SY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7SY-2014-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bean R E/R B Weld GLASAIR III (registry code 05614YY, https://openairdocs.org/model/bean-r-e-r-b-weld-glasair-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEAN R E/R GLASAIR III
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 951 total, 0 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101105049339A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS PART OF A FLIGHT OF TWO AIRCRAFT. DURING COURSE REVERSAL DUE TO WEATHER, AIRCRAFT CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN VERTICALLY.  METAR WEATHER DATA AT KBGF (APPROX 10 NM NE) INDICATES A SCATTERED LAYER OF CLOUDS MAY HAVE BEEN PRESENT EQUAL TO THE MAXIMUM TERRAIN ELEVATIONS IN THE AREA WITH A CEILING 700 -900 FEET ABOVE THE MAXIMUM TERRAIN ELEVATIONS.

## 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 ERA11LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA048), Nov 5, 2010: Bean R E/R B Weld Glasair III (N7SY), Winchester, TN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent climb and entry into instrument meteorological conditions during a course reversal, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a loss of control.

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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