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| Date: | Sunday 3 May 2009 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  CHAMPION 7GCBC |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5106T |
| MSN: | 78 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1643 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Surrey, ND -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Minot International Airport, ND (MOT/KMOT) |
| Minot International Airport, ND (MOT/KMOT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Witnesses stated that the airplane circled a house and descended “close to the ground,” flying at a low altitude along a row of trees. After traveling about one-half mile, the airplane turned right, pitched "upwards and then the nose dipped into the trees.” A postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies consistent with a preimpact failure or malfunction. The pilot had recently started taking fluoxetine, a prescription antidepressant. The medication was unlikely to have resulted in substantial impairment, but the role of the condition for which the medication was prescribed could not be determined.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during an abrupt pull-up maneuver, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at low altitude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2009 22:00 | slowkid | Added |
| 04-May-2009 08:39 | slowkid | Updated |
| 04-May-2009 22:14 | slowkid | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 02-Dec-2017 14:53 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Apr-2022 23:03 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 03-Jun-2024 21:03 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
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