Jdt Mini-Max 1500R N3533D

Summary

On 16 September 2012 at about 23:52 local time, a Jdt Mini-Max 1500R registered N3533D, operated by David D. King, was involved in an accident near Cameron, Missouri, 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

16 September 2012 at 23:52

Classification

Accident

Location

Cameron, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Cameron Memorial Airport (EZZ)

Coordinates

39.7222, -94.2756

Aircraft

Jdt Mini-Max 1500R

Registration

N3533D

Category

Airplane

Year built

2002

Engines

1

Operator

David D. King

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cameron → Cameron

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12LA636

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin at a low altitude.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

A witness to the accident reported that he was outside his residence when he heard the accident airplane departing to the south. He initially heard the sound of the airplane's engine before he saw the airplane climbing away from the runway at an estimated 45-degree, nose-up pitch attitude. The witness did not perceive any engine anomalies as the airplane climbed to about 350 feet above the ground, where it suddenly rolled right and entered a near-vertical descent into terrain. The postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. The witness's description of the airplane's flightpath was consistent with an aerodynamic stall and spin during initial climb.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.