ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 299000
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| Date: | Sunday 14 May 2000 |
| Time: | 12:15 LT |
| Type: |  Van's RV-4 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N45DR |
| MSN: | 1684 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-B1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | APEX, North Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | APEX, NC (NA ) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A witness observed the airplane on takeoff roll; the airplane became airborne and started a shallow left turn over the trees. The witness heard a sound like the engine backfired, observed black smoke- and watched the airplane until it disappeared from view. Another witness saw the airplane through the window of his house. The nose of the airplane was in a 45-degree nose high attitude over the trees and he did not hear any engine noise. It appeared to the witness that the pilot did not have control of the airplane. It came down like a tree falling. The airplane collide with the ground wings level with the fuselage intact and slid about 10 feet before colliding with trees in his front yard. Examination of the airframe flight controls and engine assembly revealed no evidence of a precrash mechanical failure or malfunction.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall and subsequent collision with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA00LA153
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Oct-2022 01:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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