Antares MA-33 N6405

Summary

On 15 July 2009 at about 00:04 local time, a Antares MA-33 registered N6405, operated by Lawrence Eberst, was involved in an accident near Centerburg, Ohio, 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.

Date

15 July 2009 at 00:04

Classification

Accident

Location

Centerburg, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Chapman Field (OH71)

Coordinates

40.2947, -82.7311

Aircraft

Antares MA-33

Registration

N6405

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Lawrence Eberst

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Centerburg → Centerburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN09LA440

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in an aerodynamic stall.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

A witness reported that the pilot departed from the grass airstrip in the weight-shift controlled aircraft about three minutes prior to the accident. He reported that the aircraft was about 100 - 150 feet above ground level. He stated, “The plane seemed to go up and then the left wing dipped, and then the airplane spiraled to the ground.” He reported that the engine was running. The impact damage to the aircraft was consistent with a steep, nose down attitude. The inspection of the aircraft’s weight-shift control system revealed no preexisting anomalies. The inspection of the aircraft logbook indicated that the last conditional maintenance inspection was conducted on December 15, 2006. A review of the aircraft experimental operating limitations as of August 28, 2005, item #18, stated that, “No person shall operate this aircraft unless the preceding twelve calendar months it has had a conditional inspection performed, and recorded in the aircraft maintenance records.”

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.