ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 345797
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| Date: | Monday 13 September 2021 |
| Time: | 18:30 LT |
| Type: | Kolb Mark III |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N4365E |
| MSN: | M3086 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Engine model: | ROTAX 582 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Steamboat Springs, Colorado -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Steamboat Springs, CO |
| Steamboat Springs, CO | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot flew the airplane with the previous owner in Indiana before purchasing it and driving it on a trailer to Steamboat Springs. A witness reported that the pilot intended to taxi around his private airstrip to get a better feel for the airplane. The airplane subsequently lifted off the ground, cleared several fences, and was about 20 ft above the ground when the airplane's nose suddenly lowered and impacted the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage.
The pilot told the witness that he did not intentionally lower the nose of the airplane. The pilot later told a family member that he stalled the airplane. The airplane was not made available for investigators to examine.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN21LA425
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Sep-2023 11:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 21-Sep-2023 11:46 | harro | Updated |
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