ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 228808
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| Date: | Saturday 7 September 2019 |
| Time: | 14:40 LT |
| Type: |  Bellanca 7GCBC Citabria |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5502S |
| MSN: | 1036-78 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1071 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Carpenter, Laramie County, WY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Carpenter, WY |
| Fort Morgan, CO | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot departed from a field and was climbing the airplane through about 100 to 200 ft above ground level. Witnesses stated, and surveillance video of the accident confirmed, that the airplane entered a left bank that increased to about 60° degrees as the airplane turned about 180°. The left bank continued to increase until the airplane entered a nose-down descent into the ground, consistent with an aerodynamic stall. Both witnesses reported that the engine was operating throughout.
Examination of the airplane and engine revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. Based on the available information, it is likely that the pilot exceeded the airplane’s critical angle of attack while turning during the initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control at an altitude too low for recovery.
Probable Cause and Findings
The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control at an altitude too low for recovery.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.asias.faa.gov/apex/f?p=100:95:::NO::P95_EVENT_LCL_DATE,P95_LOC_CITY_NAME,P95_REGIST_NBR:07-SEP-19,CARPENTER,N5502S
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=5502S
https://www.wyomingnewsnow.tv/content/news/Colorado-man-dead-after-plane-crash-in-Wyoming-559877171.html
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Media:
NTSB investigating the Sept. 7, 2019, crash of a Bellanca 7GCBC, near Carpenter, WY.
— NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) September 8, 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Sep-2019 18:27 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 09-Sep-2019 15:28 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 11-Sep-2019 20:22 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Jul-2021 19:15 | harro | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, Photo] |
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