ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 122013
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| Date: | Friday 29 April 2011 |
| Time: | 14:13 |
| Type: |  Zenair STOL CH 701 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N701MJ |
| MSN: | 7-4321 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912ULS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Carter Airport - K92C, Pittsfield, WI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Pulaski, WI (92C) |
| Pulaski, WI (92C) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane veered to the left during initial climb after takeoff, narrowly cleared a tree line, and immediately entered a steep climb before leveling off. It subsequently entered a left turn and then a second steep climb. The airplane continued in the left turn until it entered a downward spiral and impacted the ground about 800 feet from the threshold of the departure runway. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of any preimpact malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot, who was the builder of the experimental, amateur-built airplane, had logged no flight time in the 90 days preceding the accident and only 3 hours of flight time within the 6-month period immediately preceding the accident. Records indicated that this was the first flight of the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot did not maintain control of the airplane during initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of recent flight experience.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Apr-2011 03:17 | gerard57 | Added |
| 30-Apr-2011 06:02 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Damage, Narrative] |
| 27-May-2011 06:42 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 16:50 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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