Wampole MINI-MAX UNREG
10 February 2007 · Adelanto, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 February 2007 at about 18:00 local time, a Wampole MINI-MAX registered UNREG, operated by David L. Wampole, was involved in an accident near Adelanto, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. 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 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Adelanto, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 34.6333, -117.5833
- Aircraft
- Wampole MINI-MAX
- Registration
- UNREG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- David L. Wampole
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX07CA087
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
a loss of control for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The unregistered and non-certificated airplane descended to ground impact on a dry lake bed. The pilot did not have a pilot's certificate. Witnesses stated that the airplane was flying eastbound over the middle of the lake bed about 200 feet agl at 60 to 80 mph. It started to climb; the right wing suddenly went down, and the airplane went straight down into the ground. The origin point, destination, and purpose of the flight were not determined.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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