ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366404
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 August 1990 |
| Time: | 20:45 LT |
| Type: | Harper VOLKSPLANE WE-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Peterson-crow |
| Registration: | N4509 |
| MSN: | 93029 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 513 hours |
| Engine model: | Volkswagen |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kingman, KS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT TURNED ONTO A RIGHT DOWNWIND, AND WAS OBSERVED IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, THEN DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW. THE ACFT SUBSEQENTLY COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN IN A NOSE DOWN, RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND SPIN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI90LA217
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 20:38 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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