ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153612
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| Date: | Thursday 28 February 2013 |
| Time: | 15:10 |
| Type: | Isaak Super Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N130Z |
| MSN: | 01 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O&VO-360 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sterling, Kenai Peninsula, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sterling, AK |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the passenger, the pilot was making a second low pass over friends just before the accident. Witnesses reported seeing the airplane flying very slowly, about 300 feet above the ground, with the engine at a low power setting. The airplane’s right wing dipped, and it subsequently entered a near-vertical spiraling descent, collided with a tree, and came to rest in a snow bank. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings, lift struts, and fuselage. The pilot was unable to remember anything about the accident due to injuries. A postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. Given the lack of evidence of any mechanical problems, the passenger and witnesses’ account of the accident, and the airplane’s near-vertical descent, it is likely that the pilot inadvertently stalled the airplane at low altitude and was unable to recover.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/NNum_results.aspx?NNumbertxt=130Z
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Feb-2013 23:50 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 28-Nov-2017 14:08 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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