ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289012
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 August 2011 |
| Time: | 10:10 LT |
| Type: |  Rans S-18 Stinger |
| Owner/operator: | Larry Eugene Sheaks |
| Registration: | UNREG |
| MSN: | |
| Total airframe hrs: | 200 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 503 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fayetteville, Tennessee -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fayetteville, TN |
| Fayetteville, TN | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was making his inaugural flight in the recently purchased, recently reassembled unregistered experimental airplane. After the pilot's initial takeoff from his home airstrip, witnesses saw the airplane turn back toward the runway then lost sight of it behind a tree line. They continued to hear the airplane's engine operate until hearing the airplane impact the ground. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no preexisting mechanical anomalies, and structural damage indicated that it had impacted the ground in a stall/spin to the right. The pilot had not flown in about 6 years, and when a family member suggested that he get some refresher flight training before his first flight in the airplane, the pilot declined to do so.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent flight experience.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA11FA435
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 08:48 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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