Denmark MINI-MAX N11949

Summary

On 3 July 2005 at about 16:20 local time, a Denmark MINI-MAX registered N11949 was involved in an accident near Covington, Georgia, 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.

Date

3 July 2005 at 16:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Covington, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Covington Municipal Airport (9A1)

Coordinates

33.6325, -83.8494

Aircraft

Denmark MINI-MAX

Registration

N11949

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Covington → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL05LA121

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, uncontrolled descent, and subsequent collision with the ground.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot was the builder of the airplane, and, according to witnesses, the accident flight was the airplane's first flight. The airplane took off from the runway, climbed to only 100 to 200 feet, and executed turns to the downwind with audible engine power adjustments before it banked and dove straight to the ground. No evidence of pre-impact flight control malfunction was observed, and damage precluded engine testing. The maximum gross weight of the airplane was exceeded for the flight. The pilot was not current with regard to his FAA airman medical certificate and flight review requirements.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.