ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 301235
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 November 2022 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: | Detrick DA-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4307Q |
| MSN: | 100-B |
| Year of manufacture: | 1995 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 272 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Blue Ridge Flightpark Airport (34FD), Oakhill, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Blue Ridge Flightpark Airport, FL (34FD) |
| Venise, FL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On November 15, 2022, at 1530 eastern daylight time, an experimental amateur-built DA-2 airplane, N4307Q, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Oak Hill, Florida. The student pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The student pilot purchased the experimental amateur-built, tailwheel-equipped airplane on the morning of the accident. Witnesses reported seeing the accident airplane taxi up and down the runway several times, followed by a takeoff attempt at full engine power. During the takeoff roll, the airplane never became airborne and instead veered left, departed the runway, and impacted a tree. Examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of preimpact mechanical anomalies that would have prevented normal operation.
The seller of the airplane stated that he owned the airplane about 2 years and had accrued only 3 hours of flight time in it. He stated that the airplane’s flight controls were “very sensitive.” The seller reported that he asked the accident pilot if he had any flight hours in a tailwheel airplane, and the pilot reported that he had “a few.” The student pilot reported 70 total hours of flight experience on his most recent medical certificate application over 4 years before the accident. His pilot logbook was not located, and no determination could be made about any recent flight experience, tailwheel experience, or experience in the accident airplane make and model.
The circumstances of the accident are consistent with the pilot’s loss of control during takeoff. Although toxicological testing revealed an over-the-counter sedating antihistamine, it is not likely that his use of this medication contributed to the accident.
Probable Cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a tree.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/11/15/single-engine-plane-crashes-in-in-oak-hill-deputies-say/
https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/accident/2022/11/15/pilot-critically-injured-plane-crash-osteen/10705870002/
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106297
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4307Q
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Media:
At 3:35 p.m. it was reported a small single-engine plane crashed off a grass airstrip in the area of 1779 Maytown Road, Oak Hill. The pilot, the lone occupant, was transported to the hospital for treatment of injuries. FAA/NTSB has been notified.
— Volusia Sheriff (@VolusiaSheriff) November 15, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Nov-2022 22:57 | Geno | Added |
| 16-Nov-2022 01:09 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 16-Nov-2022 01:21 | RobertMB | Updated [Cn, Embed code] |
| 16-Nov-2022 01:28 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Nov-2022 14:44 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 26-Apr-2024 21:04 | Captain Adam | Updated [Source, Narrative, Accident report, Photo] |
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