- Date
- April 18, 1988, 19:00 local (Apr 19, 1988, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Angleton, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6915Curtis Baby Great Lakes
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880418047519A
- Case key
- 22478
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Shortly after liftoff, the acft was observed to enter a rt bank and then a left bank to a course parallel to the t/o rwy. It was subsequently observed to enter a left turn which steepened and the acft nosed over until ground impact. Original turn was executed at about 150' AGL. Acft struck the ground in a nose low, left wing down attitude. No evidence of pre-impact failure or malfunction was found during the investigation. Nor was there any evidence of plt incapacitation found during the subsequent autopsy and toxicology studies.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6915
- Reported as
- Curtis Baby Great Lakes (BABY GREAT)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- WE 101
- Airframe hours
- 175
- Engine
- Continental C-65, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Cecil Harris Roy
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 6, 1987 · 2 hours before
- Departed
- 7R9
- Destination
- 93X5 · Lake Jackson, TX
- Airport
- 7R9 · Bailes, runway 35, 3,855 × 100 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 68
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,290 total · 16 in this make and model · 1,000 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GLS, 29 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.