After Crossfield took off, the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center described “an ongoing cluster of strong to severe thunderstorms moving into northern Georgia, as a forward-propagating Mesoscale Convective System or squall line,” the NTSB report says. The weather was expected to destabilize further by mid-day because of surface heating, “enhancing the threat of organized severe thunderstorms and supercell thunderstorms.”
NTSB Accidents
Attempt to fly Hellcat under power lines and tragically
The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning and inadequate evaluation of the weather, inadequate visual lookout, and his failure to maintain clearance from obstacles, resulting in the in-flight collision with power lines.
Passenger’s attempts to help end in emergency landing
Power loss for undetermined reasons and the pilot mistakenly shutting down the operating engine when the passenger interfered with the rudder pedals.
September 2005 accident reports
The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin. A contributing factor was the low altitude.
September 2005 Accident Reports
The owner/builder’s inadequate fuel tank inspection during construction, which resulted in fuel contamination and subsequent fuel starvation.
August 2005 Accident Reports
The pilot’s failure to maintain altitude and clearance from mountainous terrain while climbing, and his improper in-flight decision electing to fly at a low altitude toward rising terrain.
July 2005 Accident Reports
The animal on the runway during the landing, which caused the pilot to take off and land a second time, resulting in an overrun.
July 2005 Accident Reports
The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and uncontrolled descent and subsequent collision with the ground.
June 2005 Accident Reports
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain. Contributing to the accident were the high, rising terrain and fatigue.