- Date
- July 8, 1983, 12:25 local (16:25 UTC)
- Place
- Vero Beach, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N64GMGilbert L. Houston Moni
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830708030019A
- Case key
- 30793
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Analysis
The plt made a local flt from the indian river aerodrome to the new hibiscus arpt. According to witnesses at new hibiscus, the acft was in a nose hi attitude when they saw it turn onto base & final apch. After turning final, the acft entered a spin, turning about 2 1/2 times, then crashed. The plt was seriously injured & was hospitalized 42 days before dying with pneumonia. No evidence of a preimpact, mechancal malfuncton or failure was found during the investigation. Construction had just recently been completed on the home built acft. The plt had only 1.7 hrs flt time in the acft when it crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N64GM
- Reported as
- Gilbert L. Houston Moni
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 64
- Airframe hours
- 2
- Engine
- Ital-American KFM 107, 25 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gilbert L. Houston
- Departed
- 73X · Vero Beach, FL
- Airport
- X52 · New Hibiscus, runway 36, 3,300 × 160 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 63
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 62 total · 2 in this make and model · 29 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VRB, 6 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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