ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364384
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| Date: | Sunday 13 October 1991 |
| Time: | 14:15 LT |
| Type: | Denney Aircraft Behn KIT FOX III |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N898KG |
| MSN: | 898 |
| Engine model: | ROTAX 912-A1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hartford, VT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Warren, VT (0B7) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT MISREAD THE TERRAIN AND INITIATED AN APPROACH TO RISING TERRAIN. HE MADE A GO AROUND AND WAS UNABLE TO LOWER THE NOSE ENOUGH TO ACCELERATE. DURING THE GO AROUND, THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A STALL/SPIN. IN ADDITION, THE WINDS WERE GUSTY AND THE AIRPLANE WAS FLYING THROUGH TURBULENT AIR.
Probable Cause: AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE AN IMPROPERLY PLANNED APPROACH BY THE PILOT, THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ATTAIN AND MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED, RISING TERRAIN, AND TURBULENT AIR CONDITIONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC92DNC01
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 14:28 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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