Aviat A-1B N42HY

Summary

On 24 June 2005 at about 21:45 local time, a Aviat A-1B registered N42HY was involved in an accident near Dove Creek, Colorado, 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

24 June 2005 at 21:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Dove Creek, Colorado, United States

Coordinates

37.7636, -108.8886

Aircraft

Aviat A-1B

Registration

N42HY

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dove Creek → Grand Junction

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN05CA096

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during initial climb which resulted in an inadvertant stall and impact with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane departed runway 01 with a "slight tailwind," and the flaps extended 10 degrees. Approximately 50 feet agl, the pilot raised the flaps to increase airspeed, and the airplane "started to lose lift." Approaching the end of the runway, the airplane was "slowly losing altitude and the airspeed was approximately 5 knots above the stall speed." With rising terrain ahead, the pilot executed a slow 180 degree left turn back toward the airport. During the turn, the airspeed decreased and the airplane stalled. Subsequently, the airplane impacted terrain in a nose low attitude. The pilot reported no mechanical anomalies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.