North American Aviation Div NAVION N91729
8 April 2004 · Page, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 April 2004 at about 16:16 local time, a North American Aviation Div NAVION registered N91729, operated by Ken Whittall-Scherfee, was involved in an accident near Page, Arizona, United States. 3 people were 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 16:16
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Page, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Page Municipal Airport (PGA)
- Coordinates
- 36.9261, -111.4483
- Aircraft
- North American Aviation Div NAVION
- Registration
- N91729
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ken Whittall-Scherfee
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Page → Grand Canyon
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX04LA191
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to attain and maintain a sufficient airspeed, which led to an inadvertent stall mush in high density altitude conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane stalled and collided with terrain in the takeoff initial climb. A witness reported that after liftoff the airplane climbed out of ground effect and stalled. The airplane returned back into ground effect, and the pilot lowered the nose to regain speed. He rotated out of ground effect, and subsequently stalled. The airplane returned to ground effect and, again, the pilot attempted to regain speed. As the airplane was approaching a cliff, it lifted out of ground effect and banked to the right. The left wing appeared to stall and the airplane impacted terrain in a nose and left wing low attitude. Based upon the atmospheric conditions provided by the METAR, the density altitude was calculated to be 4,896 feet. A Federal Aviation Administration maintenance inspector examined the airplane after the accident. He reported that he ran the engine, and found no anomalies or malfunctions that would have resulted in a decrease in power.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 14 May 2004 | Cessna 180 | Kingman, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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