Hunter A-28 VICTOR N61450
20 June 2002 · Shelter Island, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 June 2002 at about 13:00 local time, a Hunter A-28 VICTOR registered N61450, operated by Ingo Pfotenhauer, was involved in an accident near Shelter Island, New York, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Shelter Island, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Westmoreland (49NY)
- Coordinates
- 41.0667, -72.3494
- Aircraft
- Hunter A-28 VICTOR
- Registration
- N61450
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Ingo Pfotenhauer
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Shelter Island → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC02LA124
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff, which resulted in a collision with trees.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The twin engine tail-wheeled homebuilt airplane was departing a private grass strip. The pilot said that as the airplane lifted off the runway, it angled to left. He attempted to correct; however, the airplane banked to the right and made a sharp right turn. The pilot aborted the takeoff; however, the airplane settled to the ground off the side of the runway, and struck trees. The pilot added that the winds were calm at the time of the accident. Examination of the airplane did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions. The pilot reported 295 hours of total flight experience, which included about 27 hours in multi-engine airplanes, all in make and model.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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