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| Date: | Sunday 26 November 1989 |
| Time: | 10:40 |
| Type: |  Monnett Sonerai IIEV |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N4984H |
| MSN: | 507 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 61 hours |
| Engine model: | Monnett EV2/1850 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Huntley, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED CLOSE TO THE GROUND, THEN CLIMB RAPIDLY, AND '...THE PLANE DID A COMPLETE LOOP AND TURNED TO THE RIGHT.' AND 'THE PLANE CONTINUED IN THAT MANNER UNTIL IT WENT DOWN.' THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS ABOUT 0.1 MI S OF THE AIRPORT, ABOUT 200 FT TO THE RIGHT OF WHAT COULD BE DESCRIBED AS THE FINAL APPROACH COURSE TO RWY 36. THE PILOT'S FLIGHT LOG SHOWS 1 HR PIC TIME LOGGED SINCE 1983, AND 1 HR DUAL INSTRUCTION IN AN AIRCRAFT WITH STICK-OPERATED FLIGHT CONTROLS (AERONCA 65) ON 10-4-89. CAUSE: PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING A TURN AT LOW ALTITUDE, RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND IMPACT WITH TERRAIN, LACK OF RECENT TOTAL EXPERIENCE AND LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN TYPE OF AIRCRAFT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X29755
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
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