Folke Wulf 1903A N190W

Summary

On 14 April 1984 at about 20:44 local time, a Folke Wulf 1903A registered N190W was involved in an accident near Livermore, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 April 1984 at 20:44

Classification

Accident

Location

Livermore, California, United States

Coordinates

37.6793, -121.7508

Aircraft

Folke Wulf 1903A

Registration

N190W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Fremont

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX84FA255

1 person died.

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 ACFT CRASHED AFTER STALLING DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PLT HAD CALLED ON THE RADIO TO SAY HE WAS 'GOING TO COME BACK AROUND.' WHEN ASKED BY THE TOWER IF HE WWAS DECLARING AN EMERGENCY HE DID NOT ANSWER. THE ACFT REPORTEDLY WAS MAKING A NOSE HIGH LEFT TURN WHEN THE ACFT NOSED OVER AND DOWN TO THE RIGHT. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND FIRST. A TEST PLT FOR THE ACFT SAID THE RIGHT WING WOULD DROP QUICKLY IN A STALL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.