ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160365
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| Date: | Monday 9 September 2013 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Zenair STOL CH 701 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N701MG |
| MSN: | 7-6421 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912ULS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Big Lake, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | near Big Lake, AK |
| near Big Lake, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot departed a private runway and subsequently crashed in an area of sparsely populated dead spruce trees. The airplane collided with the ground in a left-wing, nose-low attitude, and impact damage was consistent with a near-vertical descent, indicating that an aerodynamic stall occurred. Postaccident examination of the airframe and engine and a test run of the engine revealed no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. Given the lack of mechanical deficiencies with the airplane and engine and the airplane damage, it is likely that the pilot inadvertently stalled the airplane at a low altitude and was unable to recover.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering at a low altitude, which resulted in a stall and subsequent spin from which he could not recover.
The surviving passenger later reported that the engine had shut down in flight due to a fuel pump issue and the pilot was not able to restart it.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=701MG
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Sep-2013 04:22 | Geno | Added |
| 10-Sep-2013 05:00 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 11-Sep-2013 17:24 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 09:15 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2021 17:11 | harro | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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