Aircraft Parts & Dev. Corp A-9B accident near Hartsell, Alabama, May 21, 1999
On May 21, 1999 at about 6:50 pm local time, a Aircraft Parts & Dev. Corp A-9B, registered N9082A, was substantially damaged in an accident near Hartsell, Alabama (Hartselle Roundtree airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's failure to maintain flying speed that resulted in the inflight collision with the ground. A factor was the pilot's lack of total experience in the aircraft.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 21, 1999 · about 6:50 pm local time · cases in 1999
- Place
- Hartsell, Alabama · Hartselle Roundtree · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Aircraft Parts & Dev. Corp A-9B
- Registration
- N9082A · registry record · serial 5001
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
During a high speed taxi familiarization, the plane became airborne and the pilot decided to go around the pattern and make a landing. While on final approach to land, the pilot stalled the airplane short of the runway, collided with the ground, and nosed over. No mechanical problems with the airplane were reported by the pilot. A review of the pilot's flight experience disclosed that he had not logged any flight time in the A-9B airplane as pilot-in-command.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight engineer, private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 349 hours in all; 50 in the last 90 days; 30 in the last 30 days; 300 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Unknown
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,800 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 19, 1999; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,350 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming I0-540 KIA5 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 5M0 at 6:45 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 18, 3,600 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 020° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 77°F (25°C), dew point 54°F (12°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 8:53 pm from ANB, 73 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N9082A on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Engine: Lycoming I0-540 KIA5 4,222 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Hartselle/Morgan County Regional · nearest airport
- Accidents and incidents in Alabama 1,211 since 1982 · 173 in the last ten years
- Alabama 4,351 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/ATL99LA095.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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