Poehls BOBCAT N80927

Summary

On 23 March 1989 at about 21:30 local time, a Poehls BOBCAT registered N80927, operated by Poehls, William B., was involved in an accident near Billings, Montana, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 March 1989 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Billings, Montana, United States

Nearest airport

Oscar's Greenland (NONE)

Coordinates

45.7606, -108.5696

Aircraft

Poehls BOBCAT

Registration

N80927

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Poehls, William B.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN89LA092

1 person was seriously injured.

THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY STALLED THE AIRCRAFT AT AN ALTITUDE WHICH WAS TOO LOW TO PERMIT RECOVERY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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THE PLT RECEIVED A HEAD INJ IN THE ACDT AND SAID HE DID NOT REMEMBER THE DETAILS OF THE FLT. THE WRECKAGE OF THE MODIFIED ULTRALIGHT WAS LOCATED ON THE AIRPORT 200' E AND 150' S OF THE W END OF THE E/W RWY. THE INITIAL IMPACT PT WAS 8' W OF THE FINAL RESTING PLACE OF THE WRECKAGE. DAMAGE TO THE ACFT WAS CONCENTRATED ON THE FRONT OF THE ACFT. THE REAR SPARS OF BOTH WINGS WERE BROKEN AND THE WINGS WERE BENT FORWARD. THE PLT SAID HE THOUGHT THE ENG LOST POWER; HOWEVER, HE SAID EXAMINATION OF THE ENG AND WRECKAGE DID NOT REVEAL ANY DEFICIENCIES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.