ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291701
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| Date: | Saturday 21 October 2006 |
| Time: | 08:02 LT |
| Type: | CGS Aviation Hawk II Arrow |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | UNREG |
| MSN: | H-II-103-R503 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Crystal Springs, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Plant City, FL (9FD2) |
| Plant City, FL (9FD2) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The unqualified pilot-in-command initiated the flight in the unregistered airplane, and approximately 32-47 minutes after takeoff, a witnesses reported hearing a sputtering sound, followed by a cracking sound then an impact. The airplane descended nearly vertical, and impacted trees then the ground. Examination of the airframe revealed no evidence of pre-impact failure or malfunction, and there was no evidence of preimpact failure or malfunction of the flight controls for roll, pitch, or yaw. Impact damage to the engine precluded operational testing of it. Examination of the engine revealed no evidence of preimpact failure or malfunction of the power section. Examination of the fuel system components including both carburetors, the fuel pump, and in-line fuel filter revealed no evidence of preimpact failure or malfunction. Examination of both ignition coils revealed no evidence of preimpact failure or malfunction. Examination of the ignition switch revealed a malfunction with the switch when positioned to the "both start" position; the left magneto did not operate when the switch was in the "both start" position. The airplane flight manual indicates that there may not be any prestall buffet.
Probable Cause: The failure of the non-rated pilot to maintain airspeed. A finding in the accident was a malfunction of the ignition switch.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA07LA009
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 07-Oct-2022 17:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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