Kreatz GENESIS N68474
21 May 1998 · Maple Lake, Minnesota, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 May 1998 at about 23:17 local time, a Kreatz GENESIS registered N68474 was involved in an accident near Maple Lake, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:17
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Maple Lake, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Maple Lake Airport (Y33)
- Coordinates
- 45.2297, -93.9996
- Aircraft
- Kreatz GENESIS
- Registration
- N68474
- 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
- CHI98LA170
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
the pilot inadvertently stalled the airplane. A factor was the failed reduction drive belts.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
Witnesses reported the engine sounded normal during the takeoff roll and that the airplane rotated normally. Witnesses reported the airplane climbed to about 100 to 200 feet when the engine revved up 'really high' to what sounded like 1,000 RPM's higher than normal takeoff power. A witness reported the airplane went into a 60 degree left bank, and then the airplane turned right into an 80 degrees nose dive. The airplane went straight down and did not spin. The stall speed of the airplane was 50 mph. The airspeed indicator was found with the needle stuck at approximately 41 mph. The engine and flight controls exhibited continuity and no pre-impact anomalies were revealed. The engine was modified for airplane use by utilizing a propeller belt reduction drive to reduce the engine RPM's to approximately 2,500 propeller RPM's. The two 30 mm wide reduction drive belts were not found at the impact site. Searches for the drive belts were made of the surrounding area on two separate occasions but without success.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 1998 | Cessna A185F | Isanti, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1998 | Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 | Tower, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1998 | Cessna A188B | Crookston, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1998 | Cessna 150M | Tower, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1998 | Beechcraft BE-55 | Crystal, Minnesota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1998 | Cessna 172N | Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |