George Adrian RANDS/ COYOTE N3181N
9 April 1992 · Agusta, Kansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 April 1992 at about 22:00 local time, a George Adrian RANDS/ COYOTE registered N3181N, operated by George M. Adrian, was involved in an accident near Agusta, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Agusta, Kansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Augusta Municipal (3AU)
- Coordinates
- 37.6907, -96.9699
- Aircraft
- George Adrian RANDS/ COYOTE
- Registration
- N3181N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- George M. Adrian
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI92DCQ01
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN A PROPER DESCENT RATE, AND AN AIRSPEED ABOVE STALLING SPEED DURING A VFR FINAL APPROACH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN WHILE LANDING. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS PRACTICING SHORT FIELD LANDINGS AND WAS ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH WHEN HE ALLOWED AN EXCESSIVE SINK RATE TO DEVELOP. WHEN HE ADDED POWER TO SLOW THE RATE OF SINK, THE NOSE PITCHED UP AND THE AIRPLANE STALLED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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