ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20601
Last updated: 18 August 2020
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| Date: | 02-JUN-2008 |
| Time: | 14:12 |
| Type: |  SkyStar Kitfox Series 5 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N40120 |
| C/n / msn: | S9909-0215 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near La Porte Municipal Airport, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | La Porte, TX (T41) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
The pilot was flying the experimental homebuilt airplane with a potential buyer for the airplane who was a pilot-rated passenger. The pilot had flown the airplane 45 minutes the morning of the accident, but had not flown the airplane for the year preceding the accident. The pilot-rated passenger had no experience in the airplane. After 10 to 15 minutes of flight, witnesses observed the airplane making a climbing left turn about 1,000 feet in the air when the airplane suddenly nosed over near vertical, consistent with an aerodynamic stall. The airplane impacted an open field at a near 45-degree angle and burned in a postimpact fire. Examination of the aircraft did not reveal any preimpact anomalies.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and uncontrolled descent.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20080609X00815&key=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2008 00:08 | Fusko | Added |
| 05-Jun-2008 00:42 | harro | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 03-Dec-2017 11:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category] |
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