Cleveland PIEL EMERAUDE CP-304 N7631C
2 December 1993 · Warrensburg, Missouri, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 2 December 1993 at about 22:51 local time, a Cleveland PIEL EMERAUDE CP-304 registered N7631C, operated by Donald H. Fletcher, SR., was involved in an accident near Warrensburg, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously 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 22:51
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Warrensburg, Missouri, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.7507, -93.7204
- Aircraft
- Cleveland PIEL EMERAUDE CP-304
- Registration
- N7631C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Donald H. Fletcher, SR.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI94LA043
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
the intentional entry of a stall/spin by the student pilot.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT STATES THAT HE CLIMBED THE EXPERIMENTAL, HOME BUILT AIRPLANE TO AN ALTITUDE OF 4,200 FEET MSL TO PRACTICE NORMAL SPIN ENTRY AND RECOVERY. OUT OF CURIOSITY, HE APPLIED POWER WHILE IN THE SPIN TO SEE IF THE AIRPLANE WOULD SPIN FASTER. THE AIRPLANE'S NOSE IMMEDIATELY ROSE, AND AS THE AIRPLANE ENTERED INTO A FLAT SPIN, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER BEFORE IMPACT WITH THE GROUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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