19970526011789A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr RV-4 · Bainbridge, OH · May 26, 1997

Date: May 26, 1997 · 11:44 local
Place: Bainbridge, OH
Airport: Haas Airport
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N61CD
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD97LA076
Reported as: Amtr RV4
Reported engine: Lycoming O320D3G
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 561 total75 in this make and model

N61CDRegistration cancelled Jan 27, 1999 · Dresbach Irwin W RV-4S/N 1652 Airframe modelDresbach Irwin W RV-4

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What happened

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Rolled and nosed down on climbout. Impacted in a dive. Pilot had recent bypass surgery. Further eshemia possible. (-23) RV-4..N61CD departed Bainbridge, OH, Haas Airport (9I5) VFR at 1624 UTC. After departing (9I5), on climb out 200/300 ft, aircraft turned right, nosed straight down into field approximately 1 mi off end of runway. Witnesses reported engine was running until aircraft crashed in field. Aircraft was destroyed, one aboard and one fatal.

As the FAA filed it

ROLLED AND NOSED DOWN ON CLIMBOUT. IMPACTED IN A DIVE. PILOT HAD RECENT BYPASS SURGERY. FURTHER ESHEMIA POSSIBLE. (-23) RV-4..N61CD DEPARTED BAINBRIDGE, OH, HAAS AIRPORT (9I5) VFR AT 1624 UTC. AFTER DEPARTING (9I5), ON CLIMB OUT 200/300 FT, AIRCRAFT TURNED RIGHT, NOSED STRAIGHT DOWN INTO FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1 MI OFF END OF RUNWAY. WITNESSES REPORTED ENGINE WAS RUNNING UNTIL AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN FIELD. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, ONE ABOARD AND ONE FATAL.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB IAD97LA076Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBainbridge, OHfailure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane during the initial climb after takeoff. The pilot's physiological conditions was a possible factor.May 26, 1997 · Destroyed