# Incident 20251101020179I: Bruns Gary D GLASTAR, Towanda, PA, November 1, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 2025, 17:37 local time
- Place: Towanda, PA
- Airport: Bradford County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7400° N, 76.4471° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BRADFORD COUNTY (N27), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7400&lon=-76.4471&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1579T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1579T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bruns Gary D GLASTAR (registry code 056036P, https://openairdocs.org/model/bruns-gary-d-glastar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRUNS GARY D GLASTAR
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 21 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251101020179I

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN WAS PERFORMING HIGH SPEED TAXIS FOR THE PURPOSE OF TESTING ONBOARD AVIONICS EQUIPMENT.  THERE WAS NO INTENTION OF FLIGHT BY THE AIRMAN, ON THE SECOND HIGH SPEED TAXI THE AIRMAN LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT.

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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