# Accident 19910811033009A: Namer HARVARDMK4, Ida Grove, IA, August 11, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1991, 15:10 local time
- Place: Ida Grove, IA
- Airport: Ida Grove Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3399° N, 95.4704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3399&lon=-95.4704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15795, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15795-1991-11-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Canadian Car & Foundry HARVARD MK IV (registry code 1922828, https://openairdocs.org/model/canadian-car-foundry-harvard-mk-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER HARVARDMK4
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91DCD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DCD02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910811033009A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

MADE STEEP TURN ENTERING BASE LEG.PITCHED NOSE HIGH,ROLLED LEFT,STALLED,MADE VERTICAL DIVE HIT SIDE OF HILL,BURNED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI91DCD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DCD02), Aug 11, 1991: Canadian Car & Foundry Harvard Mark IV (N15795), Ida Grove, IA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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