At 21:50 CDT, the pilot of a homebuilt Glasair I was killed when he lost control while maneuvering near Albany. A witness driving on a state highway saw the nav lights at about 50 feet agl and about 100 yards off the left side of the road. She said she saw the airplane abruptly initiate a near-vertical climb and then saw the lights descending toward the ground as if the airplane was corkscrewing, but the rotation stopped as the planes descent continued. She did not see or hear the impact.
June 19, Albany, Texas / Glasair I
At 21:50 CDT, the pilot of a homebuilt Glasair I was killed when he lost control while maneuvering near Albany. A witness driving on a state highway saw the nav lights at about 50 feet agl and about 100 yards off the left side of the road. She said she saw the airplane abruptly initiate a near-vertical climb and then saw the lights descending toward the ground as if the airplane was corkscrewing, but the rotation stopped as the planes descent continued. She did not see or hear the impact....
Key Takeaways:
- A pilot was killed when he lost control of his homebuilt Glasair I while maneuvering near Albany at 21:50 CDT.
- A witness observed the aircraft initiate an abrupt near-vertical climb from approximately 50 feet above ground level.
- The airplane then descended towards the ground in a corkscrewing motion, though the rotation ceased during the descent.
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