In the video it looks like the structure breaks up just before it falls out of site. Did the spar fail? Hit a wire? I can’t tell. The news report says it’s auto engine failed.
| FAA | NTSB initial | NTSB factual | NTSB probable cause | News1 News2 News3 News4 News5 News6 | Rego’s Blog |
Posted By: Brett FerrellMonday June 11th, 2018 at 10:08 PM
Categories: Accidents Tags: Accident Baakens Valley Cozy Fatal GA IV Port Elizabeth South Africa ZU-BNH
[…] Rego shared an accident report that you can read here, but basically he flew into a grass airstrip from which he was not able to depart. You can also read some tips for flying a canard aircraft out of a grass airfield here. He went on to die in this accident. […]