ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38554
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| Date: | Saturday 11 September 1999 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: | Gentry SERIES 5 VIXEN |
| Owner/operator: | Daniel Byler |
| Registration: | N199DG |
| MSN: | V95030030 |
| Engine model: | NSI EA81-98I |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Naples, ID -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Bonners Ferry, ID (65S | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A witness reported that after the aircraft took off, it made an immediate 180-degree turn back to the departure area. It then appeared to the witness to attempt a landing, descending to within 2 to 4 feet of the surface, but at midfield appeared to the witness to be too fast to land. The aircraft then began a go-around and another turn back to the departure area. During the second turn back to the departure area, the aircraft entered an abrupt descent and crashed. An FAA on-scene investigator found barbed wire entangled with the aircraft wreckage, and leading edge gouges on the aircraft's propeller blades matching the diameter of the barbed wire. The departure area has barbed-wire fences at either end. The FAA investigator found no evidence of pre-impact flight control or engine malfunction.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a turn back toward the departure surface, resulting in a stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA99LA159
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 14-Dec-2017 09:27 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2024 18:00 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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