Cgs HAWK UNREG

Summary

On 18 May 2017 at about 00:35 local time, a Cgs HAWK registered UNREG was involved in an accident near Findlay, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 May 2017 at 00:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Findlay, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Weaver (9OH6)

Coordinates

41.0350, -83.5703

Aircraft

Cgs HAWK

Registration

UNREG

Category

Airplane

Year built

1984

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Findlay → Findlay

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA297

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during takeoff, 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 of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during takeoff, the "wind got more gusty than [he] could handle being too low and slow." The airplane aerodynamically stalled and impacted the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. A review of recorded data from the automated weather observation station located about 5 nautical miles west of the accident airport revealed that, about 42 minutes before the accident, the wind was from 200° at 18 knots, gusting to 28 knots. The takeoff direction is unknown.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.