ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 253773
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 April 2021 |
| Time: | 15:13 |
| Type: |  Consolidated Vultee BT-13A Valiant |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N53331 |
| MSN: | 1491 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1941 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2955 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985-14B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Grove Field Airport (1W1), Camas, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Hood River Airport, OR (4S2) |
| Grove Field Airport, WA (1W1) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On April 21, 2021, about 1513 Pacific standard time, a Consolidated Vultee BT-13A, N53331, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Camas, Washington. The pilot receiving instruction was fatally injured and the flight instructor sustained serious injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight.
The flight instructor was providing recurrent training to the pilot in the tailwheel-equipped airplane. They had completed several takeoffs and landings at a nearby airport before returning to the departure airport. The first approach to the runway resulted in a go-around due to an unstable approach, and following the second approach, the pilot receiving instruction performed a three-point landing. During the landing roll, the airplane veered left and exited the runway, and the pilot applied full power and “immediately pitched up.” The airplane climbed in ground effect to about 30 ft, then entered a left turn, and its bank angle continued to increase before the airplane impacted terrain. The airplane came to rest adjacent to a hangar in a nose-low, near-vertical attitude. The pilot was fatally injured. The instructor added that, although he had been guarding the flight controls, due to the low altitude of the event, he did not have time to react before impact.
Toxicology testing of the pilot receiving instruction detected diphenhydramine, a sedating antihistamine commonly available over the counter in a host of preparations intended to treat cold and allergy symptoms and to induce sleep. The range of levels where effects are expected are above 25 ng/ml, but the drug undergoes significant post-mortem redistribution and levels found in cavity blood likely do not accurately reflect antemortem levels.
Although the pilot receiving instruction could have been impaired somewhat by the effects of a small amount of diphenhydramine in his system, some of those effects would have most likely been overcome by the adrenalin naturally produced in the emergency situation. It is therefore unlikely that the small amount of diphenhydramine contributed to the accident circumstances. The accident is consistent with the pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during an aborted landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during an aborted landing, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/small-plane-crashes-at-airport-near-camas/283-fb2e58e2-7f79-4019-9195-8d7a722269aa
https://www.koin.com/news/washington/small-plane-crash-grove-field-near-camas/
https://www.camaspostrecord.com/news/2021/apr/21/plane-crash-reported-at-grove-field/
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N53331
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http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IRsOafWLhnw/VcU4y73C6pI/AAAAAAAAHRw/aKbGzXH3Vmw/s1600/DSC_1001.JPG (photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 August 2016 | N53331 | 0 | Joseph, Oregon | |
sub | |
| Runway excursion | ||||||
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Media:
The NTSB is investigating the crash Wednesday of a Consolidated Vultee BT-13A in Camas, Washington. Investigators are traveling to the scene.
— NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) April 22, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Apr-2021 02:47 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 22-Apr-2021 09:04 | A.J.Scholten | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 22-Apr-2021 17:41 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Apr-2021 01:59 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 21-Jul-2022 04:11 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category, Accident report, Photo] |
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