ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45820
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| Date: | Thursday 12 July 2001 |
| Time: | 18:45 |
| Type: |  Luscombe 8A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N71917 |
| MSN: | 3344 |
| Engine model: | Continental A-65-8 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Resaca, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Resaca, GA (0A5) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The certificated flight instructor and the student pilot executed a takeoff, and the airplane's climb attitude appeared flat with a slow rate of climb. A witness on the ground observed the airplane make a steep left turn then spiral into trees and the ground. The witness reported hearing the engine cut out briefly; another witness reported hearing the engine rev up. The wreckage was found in an approximate 90-degree nose-down attitude, and a fuel odor was present. Examination of the airplane and engine revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunction. The empty weight for the airplane was 761 pounds, and the maximum gross weight was 1,260 pounds. The certificated flight instructor weighed 200 pounds, the student pilot weighed 270 pounds, and the airplane had about 42 pounds of fuel, resulting in a calculated gross weight of 1,293 pounds.
Probable Cause: The certificated flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a turning maneuver, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent collision with terrain. A factor was the loading of the airplane over maximum gross weight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20010717X01448&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] |
| 10-Dec-2017 11:51 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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