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| Date: | Sunday 7 July 1991 |
| Time: | 10:09 |
| Type: |  Piper L-4J Grasshopper |
| Owner/operator: | G.J. Prinsen, Haren |
| Registration: | PH-UCG |
| MSN: | 13347 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Eelde -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Eelde |
| Eelde | |
| Investigating agency: | RvdL |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The accident aircraft was performing a local flight out of Eelde on a sightseeing flight over Groningen. The aircraft was lined-up on runway 19, carrying the passenger in the front and the pilot in the back. After a short take-off run, the pilot immediately initiated a 20° bank right-hand turn.
The aircraft's low airspeed and heavy weight (23 kg overload) meant that it was very slow to climb, and the turn meant the aircraft was heading for the airfield perimeter fence. In order to avoid a collision with the fence, the pilot tightened his turn until it was in a 60° bank. This brought the aircraft into an accelerated stall; its right wing tip hit the ground and the aircraft cartwheeled, striking the ground with its wing, engine and landing gear before coming to rest against the perimeter fence.
The passenger sustained light injuries in the accident; the pilot, who had loosened his shoulder straps, sustained severe injuries. The extensive damage to the aircraft caused it to be written off and stricken from the Dutch Civil Register on August 19th 1991.
Sources:
https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/documenten/rapporten/2023/03/22/bijlage-3-inventaris-van-de-archieven-rvdl-en-bvoi-2-16-107
https://www.hdekker.info/Nieuwe%20map/1991.htm#07.07.1991
https://www.hdekker.info/registermap/MU.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 June 1965 | PH-UCG | NV Nationale Luchtvaartschool | 0 | Rotterdam | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Aug-2024 17:27 | ASN | Added |
| 02-Jan-2025 17:23 | NY | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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