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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrsg FALCONAR F9 · Grand Haven, MI · July 21, 1995

Date: July 21, 1995 · 20:45 local
Place: Grand Haven, MI
Airport: Grand Haven Memorial Airpark Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N218DA
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI95LA229
Reported as: Amtrsg FALCONARF9
Reported engine: Continental A404
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 375 total1 in this make and model

N218DARegistration cancelled May 28, 2002 · Archer Darrell FALCONAR F9S/N F4204 · Built 1987 Airframe modelArcher Darrell FALCONAR F9 Engine modelContinental A40 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Stalled on short final. Struck wires prior ground impact. (-23) on July 20, 1995 at 2045 hours EDT at the Grand Haven an experimental certificated, amateur built jodel faconar F-9 crashed 1500 feet from the end of runway 09. The aircraft appeared to have stalled, engaging an electrical wire which caused the aircraft to turn 90 degrees into a row of pine trees. The private pilot was fatally injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

STALLED ON SHORT FINAL. STRUCK WIRES PRIOR GROUND IMPACT. (-23) ON JULY 20, 1995 AT 2045 HOURS EDT AT THE GRAND HAVEN AN EXPERIMENTAL CERTIFICATED, AMATEUR BUILT JODEL FACONAR F-9 CRASHED 1500 FEET FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 09. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE STALLED, ENGAGING AN ELECTRICAL WIRE WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN 90 DEGREES INTO A ROW OF PINE TREES. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI95LA229Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportGrand Haven, MIFailure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed during the climb after takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's use of an unapproved drug while flying, his lack of experience in the make and model…Jul 21, 1995 · Destroyed