NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MKC90LA047
Registry · N4GB
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
GAME COMPOSITES LLC GB1 GAMEBIRD
Year of manufacture
2022
Engine
LYCOMING AEIO-580-B1A (315 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20230106
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A4A887
Registrant of record
AEROBORN LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
THE PILOT MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FROM TREE(S) NEAR THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY, WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO LAND. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: SUNGLARE, LACK OF VISUAL CUES TO THE PILOT, AND TREE(S).
Factual narrative
THE COMMERCIAL PILOT SAID THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND HIS HOMEBUILT BIPLANE ON HIS PRIVATE STRIP, HE WAS BLINDED BY THE SETTING SUN AND FAILED TO CLEAR A TREE ON FINAL APPROACH. THE ACFT'S RIGHT WING STRUCK THE TREE, WHICH CAUSED THE ACFT TO YAW TO THE RIGHT & CRASH. THE PLT SUFFERED A DAMAGED VERTEBRA, WHICH REQUIRED SURGERY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1990_MKC90LA047.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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