Kimbal DYKE DELTA JD2 N55AK
4 October 1983 · Punta Gorda, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 4 October 1983 at about 19:15 local time, a Kimbal DYKE DELTA JD2 registered N55AK was involved in an accident near Punta Gorda, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Punta Gorda, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Charlotte County (PGD)
- Coordinates
- 26.8895, -82.0509
- Aircraft
- Kimbal DYKE DELTA JD2
- Registration
- N55AK
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Punta Gorda → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA84FA003
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE HOMEBUILT ACFT WAS OBSERVED FLYING NORTHEAST OVR THE EAST SIDE OF CHARLOTTE COUNTY ARPT AT ABT 1000 FT. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE ACFT PITCHED DOWNWARD AND ENTERED A SPIN INTO THE GROUND. WRECKAGE EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE WING BONDING MATERIAL EXHIBITED NUMEROUS AREAS OF NON-ADHESIVE BONDING BETWEEN THE FIRST COAT AND THE FIBER GLASS SKIN. A LAB EXAM OF A PORTION OF THE RIGHT WING BONDING MATERIAL SHOWED THAT THE FIRST COAT OF BONDING DISPLAYED SIGNS OF BOND FAILURE TO THE SKIN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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