# Accident 20121023024599A: Behne David S GLASAIR III, Brentwood, CA, October 23, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2012, 14:03 local time
- Place: Brentwood, CA
- Airport: Funny Farm Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8972° N, 121.6436° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8972&lon=-121.6436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N655DB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N655DB-2018-02-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Behne David S GLASAIR III (registry code 05610OI, https://openairdocs.org/model/behne-david-s-glasair-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-K1B5 (registry code 41665, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-k1b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEHNE DAVID S GLASAIR III
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-K1B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121023024599A

## Narrative

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

AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT  GLASAIR III WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACTED WITH PLOWED FIELD. THE PRIVATE PILOT OWNER AND HIS PRIVATE PILOT RATED PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING 3 MILES SOUTH OF FUNNY FARM PRIVATE AIRPORT (ACA2). AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET, AIRCRAFT BEGAN A LEFT SPIN NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND CONTINUED TO SPIN UNTIL IMPACT WITH GROUND. A POST-CRASH FIRE ENSUED.

## 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 WPR13FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA022), Oct 23, 2012: Behne Glasair III (N655DB), Byron, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering, which resulted in a stall and subsequent spin.

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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