Hickey WINDROSE N20674

Summary

On 12 July 1994 at about 16:26 local time, a Hickey WINDROSE registered N20674 was involved in an accident near Williston, Florida, 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

12 July 1994 at 16:26

Classification

Accident

Location

Williston, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Williston Municipal (X60)

Coordinates

29.3696, -82.4496

Aircraft

Hickey WINDROSE

Registration

N20674

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA94LA178

1 person died.

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND UNCONTROLLED DESCENT UNTIL GROUND IMPACT.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

THE FLIGHT WAS OBSERVED ON THE LEFT DOWNWIND LEG TO RUNWAY 22 BY A WITNESS. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED LEFT AND RIGHT ABOUT 30 DEGREES EACH WAY AND THEN THE WINGS LEVELED. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE AT A LOW AIRSPEED AND MUSHING. THE AIRCRAFT'S PITCH WAS OSCILLATING UP AND DOWN ABOUT 10 TO 15 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING DROPPED SUDDENLY AND THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE PITCHED DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED IN THIS ATTITUDE UNTIL TREE AND GROUND IMPACT. THE ENGINE APPEARED TO OPERATE AT FULL POWER UNTIL IMPACT. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE INDICATED ALL COMPONENTS OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE LOCATED ON OR AROUND THE MAIN WRECKAGE AND CONTINUITY WITHIN THE FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM WAS ESTABLISHED. THIS WAS THE THIRD FLIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD ACCUMULATED 1 HOUR OF FLIGHT TIME.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.