ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68960
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| Date: | Friday 9 October 2009 |
| Time: | 13:54 |
| Type: | Replica Plans SE-5A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3944U |
| MSN: | 074140 |
| Engine model: | Teledyne Continental O-200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Deer Valley, North Phoenix, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Phoenix, AZ (DVT) |
| Phoenix, AZ (DVT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the initial climb after takeoff, witnesses observed the airplane make a right turn and then enter into a nose down spin before impacting a scrap metal yard where it was subsequently consumed by a postimpact fire. Witnesses further reported that the engine sounded smooth and was producing power akin to takeoff power. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspectors responded to the site and were able to identify all of the hardware for the flight controls. A postaccident engine inspection revealed no mechanical difficulties that would have precluded normal operation. The owner of the airplane reported that this was the pilot's first flight in the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during initial climb, which resulted in a stall/spin and impact with the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://web.archive.org/web/20150127042737/http://www.azfamily.com:80/news/local/Plane-reported-down-near-Deer-Valley-Airport-63888087.html
https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20091009X80940&key=1
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=3944U&x=0&y=0
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1139863/
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2009 21:33 | Geno | Added |
| 28-Oct-2011 02:38 | Geno | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 02-Dec-2017 17:06 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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