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| Date: | Thursday 23 November 2006 |
| Time: | 15:50 |
| Type: |  Aero Designs Pulsar |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N115SE |
| MSN: | 115 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 383 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 914 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Alvarado, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Alvarado, TX (6XS2) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The 573.6-hour private pilot made several high-speed, low altitude passes over a private airstrip (aligned north and south) in his single-engine experimental airplane followed by "a rapid pull-up" to gain altitude. A witness reported that the pilot brought the airplane to a "near stall" attitude before he would lower the nose and level the wings. The witness did not observe the accident, but grew concerned when the airplane failed to return. A search of the area surrounding the airstrip revealed that the airplane came to rest in a stand of 40-foot-tall trees southeast of the private airstrip on a heading of approximately 360 degrees. Impact marks on the trees became progressively lower on the trunks of these trees and ended where the spinner collided with an oak tree, a total distance of approximately 22 feet. A portion of the tail section remained in the trees. Examination of the airplane and engine reveled there were no mechanical deficiencies.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper handling of the airplane while manuevering at a low altitude, which resulted in an inadvertant stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20061205X01737&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, ] |
| 05-Dec-2017 09:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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