Amateur-built PLAYBOY accident near Fredericksburg, Texas, September 26, 1992
On September 26, 1992 at about 11:23 pm local time, a amateur-built PLAYBOY, registered N5579V, was destroyed in an accident near Fredericksburg, Texas. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE INADVERTENT STALL.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 26, 1992 · about 11:23 pm local time
- Place
- Fredericksburg, Texas · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built PLAYBOY
- Registration
- N5579V · no longer on the register · serial 3A-SA
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
A COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS EXECUTING 'AG TURNS' AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY TO REVERSE HIS COURSE AND LAND ON THE RUNWAY HE HAD JUST TAKEN OFF FROM. ON THE THIRD TURN THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW, WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE.
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: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land
- Flight time: 3,200 hours in all; 60 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 475 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded, February 26, 1992
- Maximum gross weight: 1,032 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-290-G4 (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: T82 at 11:20 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 360° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 8,000 ft
- Temperature: 90°F (32°C), dew point 59°F (15°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 10:56 pm from ERV, 18 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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