ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298664
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| Date: | Sunday 16 July 2000 |
| Time: | 19:50 LT |
| Type: |  Kolb Firestar II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | UNREG |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | GWINN, Michigan -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
An unregistered airplane was destroyed on impact with trees and terrain following takeoff. The uncertificated pilot was fatally injured. A neighbor stated, '... that he lives a few houses away from the crash site, and heard the engine of the aircraft 'reving up' for approximately 2 minutes, and then heard a loud 'boom.' He stated that he thought it was a crash, and went to the scene, and called 9-1-1 on his cellular telephone.' During an on-scene examination the aircraft was found in a nose-down attitude with its wing leading edges and cockpit area crushed. Three 5 gallon tanks were found. The ballistic chute had been deployed, did not open, and its attach cable was found under the left wing. The aircraft contacted a tree after takeoff. No pre-impact anomalies were found, the ignition produced spark, and the cylinders had compression. At 2055, weather was: Wind 230 degrees at 4 knots; visibility 10 statute miles; sky condition clear; temperature 28 degrees C; dew point 14 degrees C; altimeter 29.82 inches of mercury. At 2055, density altitude at the Sawyer International Airport was 3,173 feet above mean sea level.
Probable Cause: the pilot not obtaining/maintaining altitude/clearance. Factors were the tree and the high density altitude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI00LA206
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2022 21:08 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 12-Nov-2022 19:13 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
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