# Accident 20110915023279A: Remos Acft Gmbh Flugzeugbau REMOS GX, Noblesville, IN, September 15, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2011, 17:04 local time
- Place: Noblesville, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0509° N, 86.0293° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0509&lon=-86.0293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N107GX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N107GX-2012-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Remos Acft Gmbh Flugzeugbau REMOS GX (registry code 060006H, https://openairdocs.org/model/remos-acft-gmbh-flugzeugbau-remos-gx) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: REMOS ACFT GMBH FLUGZEUGBAU REMOS GX
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 149 total, 91 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11FA645](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA645) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110915023279A

## Narrative

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

ON 15 SEP. 2011 SUBJECT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LAFAYETTE AIRPORT (LAF) AT APPROXIMATELY 16:25 WITH TWO PERSONS ON BOARD, THE PILOT AND A PASSENGER. AT APPROXIMATELY 17:02 THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVED IN THE VICINITY OF THE HARBOUR TOWNE GOLF COURSE, NOBLESVILLE IN. THIS IS THE LOCATION OF THE PASSENGER'S RESIDENCE. EYEWITNESS REPORTS INDICATE THE AIRCRAFT CIRCLED THE AREA AT A LOW ALTITUDE BEFORE ENTERING INTO A RAPID NOSE DOWN DECENT, THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS DETERMINED TO BE 17:04:44, BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE KILLED. THE INITIAL INSPECTION OF THE SITE INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND ON THE THIRD HOLE OF THE REFERENCED GOLF COURSE AT AN APPROXIMATE HEADING OF 225 DEGREES MAGNETIC AND AT APPROXIMATELY A 75 TO 85 DEGREE PITCH ATTITUDE. THE LEFT WING WAS IN THE POSITION AT WHICH IT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, THE RIGHT WING WAS MOVED FORWARD FROM ITS INITIAL CONTACT POINT BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE PASSENGER IN THE RIGHT SEAT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE FORWARD PORTION OF THE FUSELAGE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED; THE TAIL SECTION AFT OF THE COCKPIT AREA WAS MOSTLY INTACT BUT HAD BROKEN AND FALLEN BACK INTO A SAND TRAP. THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER WERE UNDER THE FUSELAGE WRECKAGE AND INACCESSIBLE. THE FUEL TANK HAD BEEN REMOVED BY ONE OF THE RESPONDERS AND WAS LYING AT A DISTANCE APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET FROM THE WRECKAGE. ALL FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES WERE LOCATED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE AND TO THE BEST EXTENT POSSIBLE CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED WITH ALL SURFACES. ALL DAMAGE APPEARED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT. INVESTIGATION ALSO FOUND THAT THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED WITH 12.2 GALLONS OF 93 OCTANE FUEL ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT AND INFORMATION RETRIEVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT'S DYNON ELECTRONIC FLIGHT INSTRUMENT SYSTEM SHOWED THAT APPROXIMATELY 14 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN11FA645](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA645), Sep 15, 2011: Remos Aircraft Gmbh Flugzeugba GX (N107GX), Noblesville, IN, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering at a low altitude. Contributing was the pilot's decision to maneuver at an altitude below that required for congested areas, which…

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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