# Accident 20151012018939A: Murray Blair L FREE BIRD CLASSIC, Kylertown, PA, October 12, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2015, 18:40 local time
- Place: Kylertown, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0519° N, 78.4092° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0519&lon=-78.4092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N176FB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N176FB-2018-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Murray Blair L FREE BIRD CLASSIC (registry code 05633U6, https://openairdocs.org/model/murray-blair-l-free-bird-classic) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Hirth 3203 (registry code 33733, https://openairdocs.org/engine/hirth-3203) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MURRAY BLAIR L FREE BIRD CLASSIC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151012018939A

## Narrative

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

N176FB, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT, CRASHED ON ROUTE 1011 FOR UNKNOWN REASONS.

## 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 ERA16LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA010), Oct 12, 2015: Murray Blair L Free Bird Classic (N176FB), Kylertown, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed during approach for landing, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of flight…

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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