ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45487
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| Date: | Saturday 20 July 2002 |
| Time: | 13:45 |
| Type: |  Stoddard-Hamilton Glasair II RG |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N79CW |
| MSN: | 1 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 249 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jackson , NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lakewood Airport, NJ (N12) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On July 20, 2002, about 1345 eastern daylight time, a homebuilt Glassair II RG, N79CW, was destroyed when it collided with terrain in Jackson, New Jersey. The certificated private pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
The airplane was observed flying "kind of low" before it spiraled "straight down." It completed three rotations before impacting trees. Post-accident examination revealed no mechanical anomalies. The pilot's operating handbook stated that due to the many variables that affect spin recovery, and the lack of control over those variables, intentional spins were prohibited.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and subsequent impact with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20020729X01237&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Dec-2017 16:57 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Sep-2023 14:01 | Captain Adam | Updated [[Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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