Chapman Mark A TRIKE N404EA

Summary

On 17 July 2012 at about 13:30 local time, a Chapman Mark A TRIKE registered N404EA, operated by Chapman Mark A, was involved in an accident near Marlboro, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and 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

17 July 2012 at 13:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Marlboro, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Sunset Strip Airport (OH07)

Coordinates

40.9439, -81.2389

Aircraft

Chapman Mark A TRIKE

Registration

N404EA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Chapman Mark A

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Marboro → Marboro

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12LA448

1 person was seriously injured.

The student pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

After takeoff, witnesses saw the trike airplane turn left and pitch up to a steep nose-high attitude before the right wing dropped and the airplane descended to the ground. The descriptions of the accident were consistent with an aerodynamic stall. An examination of the wreckage did not detect any preimpact anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. The student pilot did not have a logbook, and, in a postaccident interview, he revealed that he had little experience and flight time in the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.