Probable cause
The pilot’s excessive and unsafe maneuvering during gusty wind conditions, which resulted in an inadvertent stall-spin.
NTSB analysis
***This report was modified on June 10, 2013. Please see the docket for this accident to view the original report.***
A video of the accident showed the airplane took off and assumed an excessively steep angle of climb, before leveling off and appearing motionless; a witness stated the airplane was about 150 to 200 feet above the ground. The right wing then dropped and the airplane spun to the ground. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. High, gusty wind prevailed at the time of the accident.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN11FA304 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Apr 23, 2011
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Parker, Colorado
- Nearest airport
- Everitt Airport (1CO8)
- Highest injury
- Fatal
- Fatal injuries
- 2
Cubcrafters CC11-160
- N-number
- N143FJ
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
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