# Accident 20211012017879A: Randal C Reimer GLASTAR, Waukesha, WI, October 12, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2021, 09:33 local time
- Place: Waukesha, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9345° N, 88.2314° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9345&lon=-88.2314&mi=10
- Aircraft: N628RS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N628RS-2022-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Randal C Reimer GLASTAR (registry code 05635UM, https://openairdocs.org/model/randal-c-reimer-glastar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-A2B (registry code 42101, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-a2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RANDAL C REIMER GLASTAR
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 137 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211012017879A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 12, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 09:34 CDT AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT GLASTAR AIRCRAFT WAS TRAVELING FROM MILWAUKEE, WI TIMMERMAN AIRPORT (MWC) TO THE SALINA, KS AIRPORT (SLN) UNDER A 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WITH THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD.  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE MWC AIRPORT UNDER A SPECIAL VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (SVFR) CLEARANCE AND PROCEEDED UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR).  WHILE EN ROUTE, THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED IMPACTING A TREE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN PROCEEDED ACROSS A ROAD WHERE IT IMPACTED A SET OF TREES, AND THE GROUND WHEREUPON THE AIRCRAFT BROKE INTO SEVERAL PARTS CREATING A DEBRIS FIELD THAT EXTENDED APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET INTO A WOODED AREA.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.  INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED 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 CEN22FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA013), Oct 12, 2021: New Glasair Glastar (N628RS), Waukesha, WI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot’s decision to depart and continue flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of control due to spatial disorientation.

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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.