Indus T211 N160SE

Summary

On 4 May 2006 at about 21:30 local time, a Indus T211 registered N160SE was involved in an accident near Death Valley, California, 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

4 May 2006 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Death Valley, California, United States

Nearest airport

Saline Valley Landing Zone (NONE)

Coordinates

36.8069, -117.7817

Aircraft

Indus T211

Registration

N160SE

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bishop → Death Valley

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX06CA163

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during final approach, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush and collision with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane collided with terrain about 1,300 feet short of the runway. The pilot extended the downwind leg of the traffic pattern to allow for adequate separation at his destination airport. While turning onto final approach he extended the flaps to the 20-degree position and reduced the airspeed to 60 miles per hour (mph). As the airplane approached the runway the pilot noted that he was too close to the ground with too slow of an airspeed. He applied full power but the airplane settled toward the terrain. The pilot noted no pre impact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.