ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295588
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| Date: | Thursday 3 July 2003 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Bowers Fly Baby 1A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N197DE |
| MSN: | 74-24 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 106 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental AC65 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lincoln, Alabama -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Talladega Airport, AL (ASN/KASN) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was observed by a witness flying over a tree line. The nose of the airplane was observed to pitch up to about a 70-degree nose high attitude. The left wing dropped down and the nose pitched down as if the airplane was in a stall and collided with the ground. Examination of the airframe, flight controls and engine assembly revealed no anomalies. The left wing was compressed aft and received accordion crushing from the wing root extending outboard to the wing tip. The Fly Baby 1A Ultra light plans revealed that the stall speed for the Bowers Fly Baby 1A airplane is 45 mph.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering resulting in a stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL03LA116
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 10:19 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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