ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 43668
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| Date: | Saturday 22 September 2007 |
| Time: | 14:11 |
| Type: |  Kolb Firestar II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N43046 |
| MSN: | M2-121 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 582 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sweetwater, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sweetwater, TN (TN64) |
| Sweetwater, TN (TN64) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A witness recalled that the non-certificated pilot seemed "rusty" or unfamiliar with the assembly of the amateur-built airplane. The witness watched as the airplane "wobbled" into the air during climbout, and approximately 1 mile from the departure airport, the nose pitched down and continued straight down until it disappeared behind trees. No pilot or aircraft logbooks were recovered. Examination of the wreckage revealed no obvious mechanical deficiencies, and that the airplane was equipped with a ballistic recovery parachute. The parachute was deployed, but did not inflate.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during climb.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20071005X01518&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 04-Dec-2017 18:51 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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