Quad City Ultralight Acft CHALLENGER I N171DP
14 April 2013 · Winnie, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 14 April 2013 at about 14:00 local time, a Quad City Ultralight Acft CHALLENGER I registered N171DP was involved in an accident near Winnie, Texas, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Winnie, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chambers County-Winnie Stowell (T90)
- Coordinates
- 29.8189, -94.4311
- Aircraft
- Quad City Ultralight Acft CHALLENGER I
- Registration
- N171DP
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Winnie → Winnie
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN13LA227
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The noncertificated pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff due to his fixation on the instrument panel.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
When the light-sport airplane was about 300 to 400 feet above ground level, the pilot leveled it off and reduced engine power. He stated that he "fixated" on the instrument panel instead of concentrating on flying and didn't notice that the airplane had banked left. The pilot stated that he wanted to perform practice takeoffs and landings, so he wanted to do a quick turn and applied left aileron pedal. The airplane subsequently pitched down and started to spin, likely because the airplane banked too far left and stalled. The pilot pulled back on the control stick and applied full right aileron. Shortly thereafter, as the airplane started to recover from the spin, the wing contacted the ground. The pilot reported that no mechanical malfunctions or failures occurred during the accident flight. He did not have a pilot's license.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Quad City Ultralight Acft CHALLENGER accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 2013 | Quad City Ultralight Acft CHALLENGER II | Kalispell, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul 2013 | Piper PA-30 | Amarillo, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Sep 2013 | Barrow ROSE PARRAKEET | Castroville, Texas, United States | Timothy Barrow | No injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 2013 | North American-Medore SNJ-4 | Garden City, Texas, United States | BP Residential LLC | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 2013 | Eurocopter AS 350 B3 | Grand Prairie, Texas, United States | CFS Air LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 2013 | Piper PA-32-301 | Paris, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 2013 | Enstrom F-28A | Danbury, Texas, United States | Salaika Aviation LLC | Serious injuries | - |