# Accident 19980921025669A: Duncan BABY HORNET DX4, Priest River, ID, September 21, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1998, 16:55 local time
- Place: Priest River, ID
- Airport: Priest River Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1294° N, 116.9910° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1294&lon=-116.9910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4DX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4DX-2000-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Duncan BABY HORNET DX4 (registry code 0565810, https://openairdocs.org/model/duncan-baby-hornet-dx4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 182 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980921025669A

## Narrative

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

ACFT WAS EXPERIENCEING AILERON TROUBLE, PILOT ADDED POWER, ACFT WENT UP, CRASHED AND WAS DESTROYED.(-23) AFTER TAKE OFF, MR. SUAREZ STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT RESPONDING PROPERLY IN THE LEFT HAND TURN TO CROSSWIND, HE SAID IT FELT AS IF IT WAS GOING TO STALL. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE ELECTED TO STAY IN THE PATTERN AND RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. DURING THE TURN FROM DOWNWIND TO BASE LEG, MR. SUAREZ STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE FELT REAL SLOPPY AND NEAR A STALL, HE LEVELED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND HIMSELF IN A HIGH RATE OF DECENT AND AN OFF-FIELD LANDING ENEVITABLE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND IN LEVEL FLIGHT ATTITUDE, NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST ON IT'S BACK. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE NEWPORT, WA HOSPITAL.

## 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 SEA98LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA185), Sep 22, 1998: Duncan DX4 (N4DX), Priest River, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall/mush. Factors include allowing his attention to be diverted by what he perceived to be a lateral control problem.

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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