Canadian Car & Foundry HARVARD MK IV N5101W

Summary

On 14 July 1998 at about 00:40 local time, a Canadian Car & Foundry HARVARD MK IV registered N5101W was involved in an accident near Dyersville, Iowa, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 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

14 July 1998 at 00:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Dyersville, Iowa, United States

Coordinates

42.4802, -91.1102

Aircraft

Canadian Car & Foundry HARVARD MK IV

Registration

N5101W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Dubuque

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI98LA250

2 people had minor injuries.

the pilot in command's not maintaining control of the airplane and his inadvertently allowing the airplane to enter a stall. A factor was the undetermined loss of engine power.

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

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The pilot said that there was a loss of engine power during initial climb after takeoff. He said that the airplane turned to the right in a nose up attitude, stalled, and impacted the terrain. An examination of the airplane after the accident failed to reveal any mechanical anomalies with the engine or flight controls.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.