19890427010319A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Maule M-5-220C · Ainsworth, NE · April 27, 1989

Date
April 27, 1989 · 06:30 local
Place
Ainsworth, NE
Airport
Ainsworth Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N20BS
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC89FA099
Reported as
Maule M5220C
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
423 total12 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost control climbing out VFR into a low ceiling. Thunderstorms in area. High velocity impact. No atco certificate.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL CLIMBING OUT VFR INTO A LOW CEILING. THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA. HIGH VELOCITY IMPACT. NO ATCO CERTIFICATE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.