Mannon-Underwood JEANIE'S TEENIE N63327

Summary

On 21 October 1989 at about 18:30 local time, a Mannon-Underwood JEANIE'S TEENIE registered N63327, operated by Stubbs, Donald L., was involved in an accident near Hemet, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 October 1989 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Hemet, California, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Mannon-Underwood JEANIE'S TEENIE

Registration

N63327

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Stubbs, Donald L.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hemet → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX90DUG01

1 person died.

INADVERTENT STALL EXPERIENCED BY THE PILOT AND HIS LACK OF EXPERIENCE.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE NONCERTIFICATED PILOT/OWNER DEPARTED RUNWAY 23. AIRPORT WITNESSES REPORTED THE PILOT APPEARED TO HAVE PROBLEMS CONTROLLING THE RECENTLY PURCHASED AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE PORPOISED IN FLIGHT WHILE TURNING ONTO THE DOWNWIND LEG. OTHER WITNESSES REPORTED THAT AS THE AIRPLANE WAS TRAVELING ON THE DOWNWIND LEG, IT ENTERED INTO A STEEP BANK, TURNED UPSIDE DOWN AND CRASHED. THE AIRPLANE'S ALTITUDE REMAINED BETWEEN 100 - 200 FT AGL. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE PILOT FLEW THIS AIRPLANE. FAA RECORDS DISCLOSED THAT THE PILOT'S LAST MEDICAL/STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE EXPIRED ON 4/30/86. HIS LOGBOOK INDICATED THAT THE LAST RECORDED FLIGHT BEFORE THE ACCIDENT FLT WAS A DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLT FLOWN IN A CESSNA 152 ON 1/22/85.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.