- Date
- April 27, 1982, 11:41 local (15:41 UTC)
- Place
- Deland, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N29826Raz-Mut 440A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 27, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820427023779A
- Case key
- 70438
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot of this amateur/experimental aircraft was on an initial test flight. During the takeoff roll, the aircraft was observed to swerve left and right just before lift-off. After lift-off, it was observed to climb to about 70 to 100 ft AGL and drift left. Several witnesses thought the pilot had started a turn at slow speed when the right wing dropped and the aircraft dove vertically into the ground. Most of the witnesses thought the engine was operating normally. An investigation revealed no preimpact failures.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N29826
- Reported as
- Raz-Mut 440A
- Category
- Glider, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 68-7677
- Engine
- VW 1835CC, 135 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Bradley J. Moore
- Registered owner
- Bradley J. Moore
- Departed
- Deland, FL
- Destination
- Deland, FL
- Airport
- Deland Municipal, runway 30, 6,000 × 0 ft, asphalt
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 400 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 178 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.