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Date: | Sunday 3 May 2009 |
Time: | 18:00 |
Type: | CHAMPION 7GCBC |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N5106T |
MSN: | 78 |
Total airframe hrs: | 1643 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-235 SERIES |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Surrey, ND -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Minot International Airport, ND (MOT/KMOT) |
Destination airport: | Minot International Airport, ND (MOT/KMOT) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Witnesses stated that the airplane circled a house and descended “close to the ground,” flying at a low altitude along a row of trees. After traveling about one-half mile, the airplane turned right, pitched "upwards and then the nose dipped into the trees.” A postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies consistent with a preimpact failure or malfunction. The pilot had recently started taking fluoxetine, a prescription antidepressant. The medication was unlikely to have resulted in substantial impairment, but the role of the condition for which the medication was prescribed could not be determined.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during an abrupt pull-up maneuver, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at low altitude.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CEN09LA277 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 7 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
03-May-2009 22:00 |
slowkid |
Added |
04-May-2009 08:39 |
slowkid |
Updated |
04-May-2009 22:14 |
slowkid |
Updated |
21-Dec-2016 19:25 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
02-Dec-2017 14:53 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
10-Apr-2022 23:03 |
Captain Adam |
Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Category] |
03-Jun-2024 21:03 |
BEAVERSPOTTER |
Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
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