ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 290791
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| Date: | Monday 28 September 2015 |
| Time: | 19:25 LT |
| Type: |  Rans S-18 Stinger |
| Owner/operator: | David Kelln |
| Registration: | UNREG |
| MSN: | None |
| Engine model: | Rotax 582 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Shattuck, Oklahoma -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Shattuck, OK (None) |
| Gage Airport, OK (GAG/KGAG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The noncertificated pilot was conducting a personal flight in the noncertificated experimental, amateur-built airplane. The pilot had flown to the grass airstrip along with two other pilots, who were flying ultralight trike aircraft. One of the trike pilots reported that each pilot conducted two or three landings at the grass airstrip. The two trike pilots then taxied their aircraft to the northeast end of the airstrip to prepare to depart for the final takeoff. The accident airplane was faster than the trikes and departed while the trike pilots were still taxiing, so they did not see the accident airplane again, and no one witnessed the accident. The trike pilot stated that he believed that the accident airplane might have initially departed to the west, that he and the other trike pilot had departed to the southeast, and that it is possible that the accident pilot was turning his airplane to join them when the accident occurred. The airplane wreckage was subsequently located in a nearby field, and it was oriented to the southeast.
The postaccident examination of the wreckage indicated that the airplane impacted terrain in a steep nose-down attitude consistent with a stall/spin. The examination of the airframe, engine, and propeller revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. Further, no evidence was found indicating that any medical conditions or substances contributed to the accident. It is likely that the pilot was turning to the southeast after departure and then failed to maintain airplane control and exceeded the airplane's critical angle-of-attack, which resulted in a stall/spin.
Probable Cause: The noncertificated pilot's failure to maintain control of the unregistered airplane during initial climb and his subsequent exceedance of the airplane's critical angle-of-attack, which resulted in a stall/spin.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN15LA432
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 May 2004 | N8KD | Private | 1 | Cummings, GA | |
sub |
| Collision with pole or wires | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 06-Oct-2022 19:39 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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