ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 172
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| Date: | Sunday 3 March 1974 |
| Time: | 18:15 |
| Type: |  Grumman American AA-5 Traveler |
| Owner/operator: | Eindhovense Aeroclub |
| Registration: | PH-KEM |
| MSN: | AA5-0295 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | about 2.5km N of Wintelre, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Eindhoven Airport (EIN/EHEH) |
| Eindhoven Airport (EIN/EHEH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During a local flight with an experienced airplane pilot was trained to be an instructor, the plane hit at an altitude of about 400 meters in a spin. Spin ended in such a low altitude, the plane, the engine did not work anymore, aircraft flew when accelerating through the treetops of a pine forest and then hit into a flat position to a wide forest path to the ground.
When the aircraft did not return to the airbase within the expected time, was despite the already nightfall, a search was started. In the course of the evening this action, because of the darkness, was stopped again and continued the next day.
With a helicopter was at 07.00 started the search again and after fifteen minutes searching the wreck was located. When the rescuers arrived proved the passengers (son of the director) already deceased, the pilot died on 31/3/1974 in the hospital. The co-pilot received serious injuries and the other passenger (also a son of the pilot) was slightly injured.
The investigation could no obvious cause for the Spin be demonstrated. On the basis of FAR 23 are intentional spinning with this type was forbidden and restoring the normal state will fly an airplane with such properties very hard and with such a relatively heavy load to be.
The non-operation of the engine of violent movements, makes recovery of course impossible.
Sources:
http://www.hdekker.info/Nieuwe%20map/1974.htm#03.03.1974AA5A-
https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/onderzoeken/fotocollectie/0ad13a23-5b92-885e-f7e6-6b8da0cd2bf1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2008 10:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Sep-2011 03:41 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 29-Mar-2015 15:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jun-2019 14:55 | Cobar | Updated [Time] |
| 27-Oct-2020 01:22 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Narrative] |
| 02-Dec-2020 09:16 | hoekb03 | Updated [Source] |
| 18-Jun-2022 09:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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