Avia Stroitel AC-5M N125MZ

Summary

On 12 April 2003 at about 23:00 local time, a Avia Stroitel AC-5M registered N125MZ was involved in an accident near Richland, Washington, 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.

Date

12 April 2003 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Richland, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Richland Airport (RLD)

Coordinates

46.3056, -119.3042

Aircraft

Avia Stroitel AC-5M

Registration

N125MZ

Category

Glider

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Richland → Richland

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA03LA061

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and the failure of the propeller drive assembly. A factor contributing to the accident was the inadvertent stall.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The takeoff was normal until two-thirds of the way down the runway, at approximately 150 feet above ground level, the tension on the propeller drive belts slipped resulting in a loss of power. The pilot elected to make a right turn to land on an intersecting runway; however, the pilot's failure to lower the nose resulted in the loss of airspeed and the right wing stalling. The aircraft impacted the ground with its right wing tip, spun around 180 degrees, skidded backwards across a taxiway, and came to rest in sandy soil. The reason for the slippage of the drive belts was not determined. .

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.