# Accident 20230411004769A: Mullins David J Jr GLASTAR, Calnevari, NV, April 11, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2023, 04:10 local time
- Place: Calnevari, NV
- Airport: Kidwell
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3232° N, 114.8867° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3232&lon=-114.8867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8488, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8488) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mullins David J JR GLASTAR (registry code 056200K, https://openairdocs.org/model/mullins-david-j-jr-glastar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MULLINS DAVID J JR GLASTAR
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR EGGENFELLNER/SUBARU
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 526 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230411004769A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 11, 2023, APPROXIMATELY 4:10 AM LOCAL, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATURE BUILT GLASTAR AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM KIDWELL AIRPORT (1L7) IN CAL-NAV-ARI, NEVADA.

AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND CLOSE TO A LANDING ATTITUDE AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AND IMPACTED TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 960 FEET FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT AND WAS DESTROYED. BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

NO POST-CRASH FIRE OCCURRED.

## 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 WPR23FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA153), Apr 11, 2023: Mullins David J JR Glastar (N8488), Cal-Nev-Ari, NV, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient altitude for undetermined reasons while maneuvering to land in dark night conditions, which resulted in collision with terrain.

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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