What happened
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(-23) On 10/22/99M jesse klebsch departed ottumwa in N7057V, a KR-2 enroute to south dakota. Mr. Klebsch crashed the aircraft in a pasture approximately 10 miles north of Denison, Iowa. The weather at the time was VFR with winds out of 320 degrees at 18 knots sustained. N7057V was demolished during the accident. Mr. Klebsch received fatal injuries because of the accident. No persons on the ground were injured. The accident showed evidence that the aircraft crashed with power to the engine and because of the damage to the aircraft and the distance from impact site to the last part of the aircraft found indicated that the aircraft was going at a high rate of speed. (.4) a witness said the accident pilot had flown with another pilot earlier in the day and flew at a 'lower altitude, in the bumps, where the groundspeed was higher.' The witness said, 'they also mentioned that while down low, after hitting a bump, the ELT (emergency locator transmitter) activated.' The witness stated that on the accident flight the pilot indicated he was going to climb higher, be out of the turbulence, and accept the slow groundspeed. A witness in the carroll, Iowa area stated he saw the airplane fly o verhead on a northwest heading, in windy and gusty conditions, and saw the airplane fly below the top of a corncrib. Another witness saw the plane clear the 25 to 30 feet powerlines by a couple feet. A third witness said the weather was very windy and the airplane flew overhead at 2 tree lengths of 35 feet. At 1825, the weather was: wind 320 degrees at 14 knots gusting to 18 knots; visibility 10 statue miles; sky condition clear; temperature 10 degrees c; dew point -3 degrees c; altimeter 30.15 inches of mercury. At 1815, the altitude and azimuth of the sun to be -9.2 degrees and 263.2 degrees respectively. Civil twilight was 1858. An on-scene examination of the accident revealed the wreckage distribution was in the northwest direction. The terrain in the accident site rose to the northwest and north. No preimpact anomalies were found. The pilot was fatally injured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 10/22/99M JESSE KLEBSCH DEPARTED OTTUMWA IN N7057V, A KR-2 ENROUTE TO SOUTH DAKOTA. MR. KLEBSCH CRASHED THE AIRCRAFT IN A PASTURE APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES NORTH OF DENISON, IOWA. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VFR WITH WINDS OUT OF 320 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS SUSTAINED. N7057V WAS DEMOLISHED DURING THE ACCIDENT. MR. KLEBSCH RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES BECAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. NO PERSONS ON THE GROUND WERE INJURED. THE ACCIDENT SHOWED EVIDENCE THAT THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED WITH POWER TO THE ENGINE AND BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND THE DISTANCE FROM IMPACT SITE TO THE LAST PART OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS GOING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. (.4) A WITNESS SAID THE ACCIDENT PILOT HAD FLOWN WITH ANOTHER PILOT EARLIER IN THE DAY AND FLEW AT A 'LOWER ALTITUDE, IN THE BUMPS, WHERE THE GROUNDSPEED WAS HIGHER.' THE WITNESS SAID, 'THEY ALSO MENTIONED THAT WHILE DOWN LOW, AFTER HITTING A BUMP, THE ELT (EMERGENCY LOCATOR TRANSMITTER) ACTIVATED.' THE WITNESS STATED THAT ON THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT THE PILOT INDICATED HE WAS GOING TO CLIMB HIGHER, BE OUT OF THE TURBULENCE, AND ACCEPT THE SLOW GROUNDSPEED. A WITNESS IN THE CARROLL, IOWA AREA STATED HE SAW THE AIRPLANE FLY O VERHEAD ON A NORTHWEST HEADING, IN WINDY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS, AND SAW THE AIRPLANE FLY BELOW THE TOP OF A CORNCRIB. ANOTHER WITNESS SAW THE PLANE CLEAR THE 25 TO 30 FEET POWERLINES BY A COUPLE FEET. A THIRD WITNESS SAID THE WEATHER WAS VERY WINDY AND THE AIRPLANE FLEW OVERHEAD AT 2 TREE LENGTHS OF 35 FEET. AT 1825, THE WEATHER WAS: WIND 320 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS GUSTING TO 18 KNOTS; VISIBILITY 10 STATUE MILES; SKY CONDITION CLEAR; TEMPERATURE 10 DEGREES C; DEW POINT -3 DEGREES C; ALTIMETER 30.15 INCHES OF MERCURY. AT 1815, THE ALTITUDE AND AZIMUTH OF THE SUN TO BE -9.2 DEGREES AND 263.2 DEGREES RESPECTIVELY. CIVIL TWILIGHT WAS 1858. AN ON-SCENE EXAMINATION OF THE ACCIDENT REVEALED THE WRECKAGE DISTRIBUTION WAS IN THE NORTHWEST DIRECTION. THE TERRAIN IN THE ACCIDENT SITE ROSE TO THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH. NO PREIMPACT ANOMALIES WERE FOUND. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.
NTSB investigation
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