# Accident 20110626012049A: Clabaugh Robert R BARRACUDA, Andalusia, AL, June 26, 2011 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 26, 2011, 16:55 local time - Place: Andalusia, AL - Airport: South Alabama Regional At Bill Ben - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Landing: Approach - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 31.3019° N, 86.3756° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3019&lon=-86.3756&mi=10 - Aircraft: N289DH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N289DH-2013-08-27) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Clabaugh Robert R BARRACUDA (registry code 05626M0, https://openairdocs.org/model/clabaugh-robert-r-barracuda) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental IO-470-K (registry code 17360, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-470-k) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CLABAUGH ROBERT R BARRACUDA - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-470-K - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 1 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11FA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA360) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110626012049A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON JUNE 26, 2011, AT 1655 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CLABAUGH ROBERT R, AMATEUR BUILT EXPERIMENTAL BARRACUDA, N289DH, SERIAL NO. 289 COLLIDED WITH TREES WHILE ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 29, AT THE SOUTH ALABAMA REGIONAL AIRPORT (BILL BENTON FIELD, (79J)) IN ANDALUSIA/OPP, ALABAMA. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS KILLED, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT FORCES AND SUBSEQUENT POST-CRASH FIRE. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND OPERATED BY THE PRIVATE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14, CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91, AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM 79J, AT ABOUT 1625, FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT.WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE ON DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 29, JUST ENTERING CROSSWIND, AND STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE APPEARED SLOW AND IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE, AND THEN SUDDENLY NOSED DOWN WITH THE ENGINE APPARENTLY AT FULL POWER. WITNESSES STATED THAT SMOKE AND FIRE THEN APPEARED, AND THEY CONTACTED 911 AND REPORTED THE ACCIDENT.ON-SCENE EXAMINATION FOUND THE AIRPLANE ENTERED THE TREES AT A 40 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AS INDICATED BY MULTIPLE TREE IMPACTS PRIOR TO COMING TO REST ON A 264 DEGREE HEADING. THE AIRFRAME WAS CONSUMED IN A POST CRASH FIRE WITH ONLY THE ENGINE, FLIGHT CONTROL CABLES, PUSH-PULL TUBES, AND VARIOUS OTHER COMPONENTS FROM THE LANDING GEAR, AND FLAP ACTUATOR SYSTEMS REMAINING.ON SITE EXAMINATION FOUND THAT THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE GROUND AT GPS COORDINATES: 31:18:07 N AND 086:22:32 W ON A HEADING OF 282 DEGREES. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ON A HEADING OF 264 DEGREES MAGNETIC ABOUT 3/4 OF A MILE, OFF THE END OF RUNWAY 110, STILL ON AIRPORT PROPERTY. ## 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 ERA11FA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA360), Jun 26, 2011: Clabaugh Robert R Barracuda (N289DH), Andalusia, AL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain airspeed while maneuvering on approach for landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in the make and… ## Other reports on N289DH (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20110506007749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110506007749I), May 6, 2011: Clabaugh Robert R BARRACUDA (N289DH), Andalusia, AL, Minor damage. On may 06, 2001, at approximately 2257Z, [privacy data omitted], on final approach to 79J in N289DH, lowered the landing gear in preparation for landing. He… - [Incident 20090422009089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090422009089I), Apr 22, 2009: Amtr BARRACUDA (N289DH), Melbourne, FL, Minor damage. (-23) After the poor hard landing in melborne, in a right cross wind the right retractable gear on this Barracuda experimental (N289DH) collapsed causing minor… 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. 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