# Accident 19950724043539A: Amtrwg WAGARO, Hokah, MN, July 24, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1995, 13:00 local time
- Place: Hokah, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7598° N, 91.3509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7598&lon=-91.3509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N642KW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N642KW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Davey B V / Davey K E WAG AERO SPT TRAINER (registry code 05691EY, https://openairdocs.org/model/davey-b-v-davey-k-e-wag-aero-spt-trainer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRWG WAGARO
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,075 total, 97 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950724043539A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CHI95LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA239), Jul 24, 1995: K. Davey And B. Davey WAG-AERO (N642KW), Hokah, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot performing low altitude flight and the failure to maintain clearance with the trees. A factors associated with the accident was the trees.

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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