ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146881
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| Date: | Saturday 21 July 2012 |
| Time: | 11:35 |
| Type: |  Nanchang CJ-6A |
| Owner/operator: | Jeff Morhet Llc |
| Registration: | N96YK |
| MSN: | 1232007 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2718 hours |
| Engine model: | Huosai 6JIA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Spanish Peaks Airfield - 4V1, Walsenburg, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Undetermined, |
| Walsenburg, CO (4V1) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Witnesses observed the airplane as it entered the downwind leg of the traffic pattern and saw the landing gear and flaps configured for landing. They stated that the airplane's airspeed appeared to slow as the airplane turned right toward the runway. According to the witnesses, during the turn, the airplane's bank angle and roll rate increased and directional control of the airplane was lost. The airplane entered a nose-low spiral and rapidly descended. Based on the witness reports of the airplane’s steep bank angle and low altitude, it is likely the airplane stalled during the turn from base-to-final leg in the traffic pattern, and the pilot was unable to regain control before it impacted terrain. A postaccident examination of the airplane did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while turning from base to final leg in the traffic pattern.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://www.chieftain.com/news/local/father-son-die-in-crash/article_9954a522-d3bb-11e1-aaa3-001a4bcf887a.html
https://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/preliminary_data/events01/media/03_96YK.txt
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=96YK&x=0&y=0
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jul-2012 13:10 | gerard57 | Added |
| 23-Jul-2012 18:48 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:55 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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