Van Wormer EMERAUDE SSE-328R N85HT
2 July 1988 · Elyria, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 July 1988 at about 18:00 local time, a Van Wormer EMERAUDE SSE-328R registered N85HT, operated by Harold H. Vanwormer, was involved in an accident near Elyria, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Elyria, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Elyria (1G1)
- Coordinates
- 41.3708, -82.0999
- Aircraft
- Van Wormer EMERAUDE SSE-328R
- Registration
- N85HT
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Harold H. Vanwormer
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI88DEI01
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE ENG SEEMED TO LOSE POWER AS THE ACFT WAS CLIMBING THRU ABOUT 50 FT AGL AFTER TAKEOFF. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT SETTLED TO THE GROUND, CROSSED A ROAD & COLLIDED WITH A CHAIN LINK FENCE. IT CAME TO REST ABOUT 150 FT FROM WHERE IT 1ST CONTACTED THE GROUND. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THE ACFT WAS AT A HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK DRG TAKEOFF & APPEARED TO STALL. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE ACFT OR ENG WAS FOUND. THE ORIGINAL DESIGN FOR THIS HOME BUILT ACFT WAS FOR FIXED CONVENTIONAL GEAR AND A 72 INCH PROP. HOWEVER, THE ACFT WAS BUILT WITH RETRACTABLE TRICYCLE GEAR, ITS EMPTY WEIGHT WAS INCREASED BY 400 LBS, AND A 64 INCH PROP (WITH A DIFFERENT PITCH) WAS INSTALLED. THE PLT DID NOT HAVE A RATING IN SEL AIRPLANES. HE HAD A BIENNIAL REVIEW IN A C-152 20 MOS BEFORE THE ACDT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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