ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176923
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| Date: | Friday 12 June 2015 |
| Time: | 07:00 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A36 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3193W |
| MSN: | E-555 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4527 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-BA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pegasus Ranch Aerodrome (2MO5), Huggins, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Huggins, MO (PVT) |
| Provo Airport, UT (PVU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot was taking off from a 2,000-ft-long grass runway that had 70-ft tall trees at the south departure end with a clearing about 180 ft west of the runway centerline. A witness reported that he saw the airplane taxi to the north end of the runway and proceed to take off to the south. After takeoff, the airplane began a right turn to the west toward the opening in the tree line. The airplane then pitched up abruptly, rolled left, and dove into the ground.
Examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. GPS data for the flight corroborated the witness report. Additionally, the GPS-recorded speeds indicated that the airplane reached a maximum groundspeed of about 50 knots and that the groundspeed then decreased to 44 knots before impact. The airplane's weight could not be determined, and the airplane flight manual (AFM) did not include power-on stall speeds. However, based on the power-off stall speed information contained in the AFM, it is likely that the pilot failed to maintain adequate airspeed and exceeded the airplane's critical angle-of–attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent loss of control.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle-of-attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=3193W
Location
Images:
Photos(c): NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jun-2015 18:07 | Geno | Added |
| 12-Jun-2015 19:41 | Geno | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 12-Jun-2015 19:48 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
| 12-Jun-2015 23:36 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 21-Jun-2015 06:21 | Geno | Updated [Time, Phase, Destination airport, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 13:43 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Mar-2022 19:12 | Captain Adam | Updated [Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
| 06-Mar-2022 19:12 | Captain Adam | Updated [Category, Photo] |
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