Wehrlen GLASSAIR II RG N79CW
20 July 2002 · Jackson, New Jersey, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 July 2002 at about 17:45 local time, a Wehrlen GLASSAIR II RG registered N79CW was involved in an accident near Jackson, New Jersey, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 17:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Jackson, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lakewood airport (N12)
- Coordinates
- 40.0522, -74.2667
- Aircraft
- Wehrlen GLASSAIR II RG
- Registration
- N79CW
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lakewood → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- IAD02FA074
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and subsequent impact with terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane was observed flying "kind of low" before it spiraled "straight down." It completed three rotations before impacting trees. Post-accident examination revealed no mechanical anomalies. The pilot's operating handbook stated that due to the many variables that affect spin recovery, and the lack of control over those variables, intentional spins were prohibited.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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