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FAA accident report · Amtrwg Wagaro · Hokah, MN · July 24, 1995

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Date
July 24, 1995 · 13:00 local
Place
Hokah, MN
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N642KW
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI95LA239
Reported as
Amtrwg Wagaro
Reported engine
Continental C9012F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,075 total97 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N642KWRegistered now · Davey B V / Davey K E WAG AERO SPT TRAINERS/N 876Airframe modelDavey B V / Davey K E WAG AERO SPT TRAINER

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What happened

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Flying low in a valley near gross wt. Stalled trying to avoid trees. Flying rear seat. View instruments limited. (-23) departed lse VFR enroute to caledonia, MN - approximately 30 minutes southwest of lse. Upon climbing out of Mississippi riv valley (elev 650') pilot set course directly up a valleytoward destination. Acft was near max gross weight and climb capability was limited. Acft stalled when attempting to cross last treeline (elev approx 1050') at top of valley, approximately 18 miles short of destination. Acft descended abruptly into area covered with trees. Amazingly, the accident did not involve fatalities. Additionally, pilot had limited instrumentation - a/s indicator, engine tach and compass. Pilot was seated in rear seat and view of instruments was limited. Temperature, while not excessively warm, affected climb performance to some extent. Witness near impact site reported acft went by her house at very low altitude. She went outside ot look and subsequently heard impact.

As the FAA filed it

FLYING LOW IN A VALLEY NEAR GROSS WT. STALLED TRYING TO AVOID TREES. FLYING REAR SEAT. VIEW INSTRUMENTS LIMITED. (-23) DEPARTED LSE VFR ENROUTE TO CALEDONIA, MN - APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES SOUTHWEST OF LSE. UPON CLIMBING OUT OF MISSISSIPPI RIV VALLEY (ELEV 650') PILOT SET COURSE DIRECTLY UP A VALLEYTOWARD DESTINATION. ACFT WAS NEAR MAX GROSS WEIGHT AND CLIMB CAPABILITY WAS LIMITED. ACFT STALLED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CROSS LAST TREELINE (ELEV APPROX 1050') AT TOP OF VALLEY, APPROXIMATELY 18 MILES SHORT OF DESTINATION. ACFT DESCENDED ABRUPTLY INTO AREA COVERED WITH TREES. AMAZINGLY, THE ACCIDENT DID NOT INVOLVE FATALITIES. ADDITIONALLY, PILOT HAD LIMITED INSTRUMENTATION - A/S INDICATOR, ENGINE TACH AND COMPASS. PILOT WAS SEATED IN REAR SEAT AND VIEW OF INSTRUMENTS WAS LIMITED. TEMPERATURE, WHILE NOT EXCESSIVELY WARM, AFFECTED CLIMB PERFORMANCE TO SOME EXTENT. WITNESS NEAR IMPACT SITE REPORTED ACFT WENT BY HER HOUSE AT VERY LOW ALTITUDE. SHE WENT OUTSIDE OT LOOK AND SUBSEQUENTLY HEARD IMPACT.

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 CHI95LA239Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHokah, MNthe pilot performing low altitude flight and the failure to maintain clearance with the trees. A factors associated with the accident was the trees.Jul 24, 1995 · Substantial damage