ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367252
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Date: | Sunday 25 March 1990 |
Time: | 14:15 LT |
Type: | Kolb Company TWINSTAR |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N287PH |
MSN: | 0019 |
Total airframe hrs: | 54 hours |
Engine model: | ROTAX 503 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Halfmoon Bay, CA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PILOT STATED HE WAS DESCENDING IN A 270 DEGREE RIGHT TURN TO LAND ON TOP OF A HILL WHEN HE LET HIS AIRSPEED DROP TOO MUCH. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE HILL ON THE UPSLOPE SIDE. THE AIRCRAFT HAD NO REGISTRATION OR AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE. THERE WAS FUEL ON BOARD AT THE TIME AND EVIDENCE INDICATED THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | LAX90DUK01 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 years and 10 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB LAX90DUK01
Location
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