20010623014259A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Aircraft · Labelle, FL · June 23, 2001

Date
June 23, 2001 · 18:54 local
Place
Labelle, FL
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
NONE

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.19)On June 23, 2001, about 1854 eastern daylight time, a two-seat dragon fly b, unregistered with the federal aviation administration, crashed while turning base to final at a private airstrip near Labelle, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR part 91 flight. The airplane was substantially damaged and the private-rated pilot and dual student were fatally injured. The flight originated about 1830 from Labelle, Florida. A witness knowledgable of aviation located approximately 3/4 to 1 mile away from the accident site, reported seeing the airplane turning from base leg to final approach to the runway, at an angle to bank between 20 to 25 degrees. He reported that the airplane entered what appeared to be a "classic stall" and the airplane spun in the same direction of the bank completing approximately 1 1/2 turns before impact with terrain.

As the FAA filed it

(.19)ON JUNE 23, 2001, ABOUT 1854 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A TWO-SEAT DRAGON FLY B, UNREGISTERED WITH THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, CRASHED WHILE TURNING BASE TO FINAL AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR LABELLE, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT AND DUAL STUDENT WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ABOUT 1830 FROM LABELLE, FLORIDA. A WITNESS KNOWLEDGABLE OF AVIATION LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 3/4 TO 1 MILE AWAY FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE, REPORTED SEEING THE AIRPLANE TURNING FROM BASE LEG TO FINAL APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY, AT AN ANGLE TO BANK BETWEEN 20 TO 25 DEGREES. HE REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE ENTERED WHAT APPEARED TO BE A "CLASSIC STALL" AND THE AIRPLANE SPUN IN THE SAME DIRECTION OF THE BANK COMPLETING APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 TURNS BEFORE IMPACT WITH TERRAIN.