Jurmu STOL CH701 N701MJ

Summary

On 29 April 2011 at about 19:13 local time, a Jurmu STOL CH701 registered N701MJ was involved in an accident near Pulaski, Wisconsin, 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

29 April 2011 at 19:13

Classification

Accident

Location

Pulaski, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Carter (92C)

Coordinates

44.6411, -88.2153

Aircraft

Jurmu STOL CH701

Registration

N701MJ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Flight Test

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pulaski → Pulaski

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11FA310

1 person died.

The pilot did not maintain control of the airplane during initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of recent flight experience.

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The airplane veered to the left during initial climb after takeoff, narrowly cleared a tree line, and immediately entered a steep climb before leveling off. It subsequently entered a left turn and then a second steep climb. The airplane continued in the left turn until it entered a downward spiral and impacted the ground about 800 feet from the threshold of the departure runway. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of any preimpact malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot, who was the builder of the experimental, amateur-built airplane, had logged no flight time in the 90 days preceding the accident and only 3 hours of flight time within the 6-month period immediately preceding the accident. Records indicated that this was the first flight of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.