ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58968
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Date: | Saturday 14 March 2009 |
Time: | 12:38 |
Type: | Taylorcraft F-19 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N3937T |
MSN: | F120 |
Total airframe hrs: | 1432 hours |
Engine model: | Continental O-200 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Lake Vermillion, near Cook, Minnesota -
United States of America
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Lake Vermillion, MN |
Destination airport: | Cook, MN (CQM) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The airplane was observed to lift off from a frozen lake and maintain a low altitude until reaching cruise speed. The airplane then pitched up into a steep climb during which it entered a spin and began a descent. The airplane impacted the lake while in the spin. An examination of the airplane revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. The airplane was not certified to have, nor was equipped with a stall warning system.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain proper pitch control resulting in a stall/spin.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CEN09LA224 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 6 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
16-Mar-2009 07:33 |
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16-Mar-2009 11:54 |
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Updated |
21-Dec-2016 19:25 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
01-Dec-2017 12:15 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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