# Accident 20140426006589A: Nbb Inc GLASAIR III, Young, AZ, April 26, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2014, 13:07 local time
- Place: Young, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9289° N, 110.6639° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9289&lon=-110.6639&mi=10
- Aircraft: N911EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N911EX-2015-09-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: NBB GLASAIR III (registry code 0560659, https://openairdocs.org/model/nbb-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: NBB INC GLASAIR III
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14FA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140426006589A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1851 UTC GLASAIR N911EX CONTACTED ZAB CENTER AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AS A VFR PILOT TRAPPED UNDER A LAYER OF CLOUDS. THE PILOT INITIALLY REPORTED AT 6500 MSL AND REQUESTEED TO CLIMB THROUGH THE CLOUDS. THE PILOT LATER REPORTED AT 5500 MSL IN MINIMUM VFR CONDIDIONS. ZAB ATTEMPTED TO MAINTAIN CONTACT WITH THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH RADIO RELAYWITH OTHER AIRCRAFT AND ZAB DID NOT HAVE RADAR CONTACT. THE PILOT REPORTED HIS LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE FOR POSITION. THE PILOT REQUESTED DIVERTING TO SHOWLOW, THEN EVENTUALLY JUST REQUESTED HELP TO ANY AVAILABLE AIRPORT THAT HE COULD FLY TO AND LAND VFR. ATC CONTINUED TO ASK THE PILOT TO VERIFY HIS POSITION AND ALTITUDE, AND ASKED HIM TO STATE HIS POSITION FROM THE SHOWLOW NDB. HE THEN ASKED HIM TO VERIFY HIS POSITION FROM THE NEAREST NAVIGATIONAL AID. THE PILOT REPORTED THE NEAREST VOR AS IWA. ATC THEN ASKED THE PILOT TO STATE HIS DME FROM IWA. THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS 62 NM FROM THE IWA VOR. ATC CONTINUED TO ASK THE PILOT TO REPORT HIS POSITION.  ZAB EVENTUALLY RECOMMENDED THE PILOT DIVERT TO GLOBE P13 AS HIS CLOSEST VFR AIRPORT AND PROVIDED THE GLOBE WEATHER . ZAB WAS IN CONTACT WITH N911EX FOR APPROXIMATELY 25 MINUTES. N911EX THEN DID NOT RESPOND TO FURTHER CONTACT ATTEMPTS. DPS BEGAN SEARCH BASED ON FLIGHT PATH FROM LAST REPORTED LOCATION TO GLOBE AND LOCATED THE AIRCRAFT. POST CRASH FIRE CONSUMED MOST OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND FUSELAGE, BOTTOMS OF BOTH WINGS WERE NOT BURNED. PILOT WAS EJECTED ON IMPACT AND DID NOT BURN.

## 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 WPR14FA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA172), Apr 26, 2014: NBB Glasair III (N911EX), Young, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot’s decision to enter instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the loss of airplane 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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