Ryan PT-22 N47621

Summary

On 28 June 1996 at about 15:30 local time, a Ryan PT-22 registered N47621 was involved in an accident near Krum, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 June 1996 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Krum, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Bird Dog Field (TA48)

Coordinates

33.2597, -97.2207

Aircraft

Ryan PT-22

Registration

N47621

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW96LA278

1 person was seriously injured.

the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A factor was his lack of recent experience in the make and model of airplane.

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

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After completing a touch-and-go, the airplane was turning from the crosswind to the downwind leg when the left wing 'stalled and the aircraft turned almost inverted.' The pilot 'righted' the airplane and it impacted in a field on the airport. The pilot reported that he had accumulated a total of 30 flight hours in the Ryan PT-22; however, he had flown only 1 hour in this make and model of airplane during the 90 days preceding the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.