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A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board, indicates that B.J. Carnes crashed his single engine airplane while attempting to perform his final stunt for a crowd of about 1,200 during a celebration at the T-Bone Ranch outside of Valera.
Carnes, 38, according to the report, had planned to fly his Shannon RV-8, a home built airplane, on three low altitude passes during the celebration and he was to end each pass with a pull up.
“During the pull up from the third pass, the airplane was seen to roll to the left, followed by a steep dive into a car parking area,” the report states. “The airplane turned approximately 270 degrees from the start of the pull-up until it impacted the ground.”
Carnes, a Brownwood firefighter, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The NTSB report shows that Carnes was conducting a personal flight according to federal regulations, but without a flight plan. The report indicates Carnes flew from the Brownwood Regional Airport to the Coleman Municipal Airport on July 3. He then drove from Coleman to the private ranch in Valera, where he had been asked to perform a flyover during the Independence Day celebration at the ranch. The report indicates that Carnes looked over the area and then flew over as well.
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