Kinkade E 5 VANS RV-4 N7EK
16 December 1991 · Alpine, Texas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 16 December 1991 at about 16:33 local time, a Kinkade E 5 VANS RV-4 registered N7EK, operated by Emmett S. Kinkade, was involved in an accident near Alpine, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:33
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Alpine, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Alpine (E38)
- Coordinates
- 30.3592, -103.6598
- Aircraft
- Kinkade E 5 VANS RV-4
- Registration
- N7EK
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Emmett S. Kinkade
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW92LA049
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
A PRIVATE PILOT FLYING HIS EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE, WAS TURNING FROM BASE TO FINAL APPROACH WHEN HE STALLED THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT ADDED POWER TO RECOVER; THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND THE WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND. THE HOME BUILT AIRPLANE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A STALL WARNING SYSTEM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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