Edwards Douglas L SKY RANGER N7501Y

Summary

On 1 August 2011 at about 13:20 local time, a Edwards Douglas L SKY RANGER registered N7501Y was involved in an accident near Wautoma, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 August 2011 at 13:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Wautoma, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Wautoma Municipal (Y50)

Coordinates

44.0461, -89.3053

Aircraft

Edwards Douglas L SKY RANGER

Registration

N7501Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wautoma → Maquoketa

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11FA531

1 person died.

The pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed and attitude control of the airplane in the turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot took off from a grass runway to the east for the cross-country flight. An eyewitness observed the airplane climb to an altitude of about 100 to 150 feet above the ground. Over the east end of the runway, the airplane began a left turn to return to the airfield. During the turn, the airplane entered an aerodynamic stall, the nose of the airplane dropped, and the airplane descended and impacted the ground. The airplane was examined at the accident site. Flight control continuity was established from the cockpit control stick and rudder pedals to each respective flight control surface. An examination of the wreckage showed the engine, engine mounts, cowling, firewall and forward cockpit bent and crushed aft and twisted counterclockwise about 30 degrees, consistent with the airplane being in a left hand, nose-down spiral when it impacted the ground. An examination of the engine and other airplane systems showed no preimpact anomalies that would have contributed to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.