# Accident 20010724018979A: Veith Charles KOLB SLING SHOT KIT, Goodview, MN, July 24, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2001, 13:46 local time
- Place: Goodview, MN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0406° N, 91.6504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0406&lon=-91.6504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56CV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56CV-2001-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Veith Charles KOLB SLING SHOT KIT (registry code 05610UZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/veith-charles-kolb-sling-shot-kit) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010724018979A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JULY 24, 2001, AT 1346 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A VEITH KOLB SLING SHOT, N56CV, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE DURING AN IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING NEAR GOODVIEW, MINNESOTA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON AN ACTIVE FLIGHT PLAN.  THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS FATALLY INJURED.  THE FLIGHT DEPARTED MANKATO, MINNESOTA, AT EXACT TIME UNKNOWN.  ACCORDING TO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRPLANE WAS FLYING LOW TO THE GROUND WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED OPERATING AND THE PROPELLER STOPPED ROTATING.  THE WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE'S NOSE DROPPED DOWN AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE TERRAIN.                                       (-23) ON 07/24/01, AT 1846Z (1346 LOCAL) A KLOB SLINGSHOT OWNED AND OPERATED BY CHARLES ANDREW VEITH CRASHED IN A FIELD APPROX. 1 MILE NORTH WEST OF THE WINONA AIRPORT (ONA). VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, NO FLIGHT PL AN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE PILOT HELD A PRIVATE PILOT'S (ASEL) CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MANKATO, MN (MKT). WITNESSES STATED THAT THEY HEARD THE AIRCRAFT FLY OVER, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND QUIT. IN HIS ATTEMPT TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT THE PILOT MADE A SHARP LEFT TURN AND STALLED THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI01LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA237), Jul 24, 2001: Veith Kolb Sling Shot (N56CV), Goodview, MN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation caused by a blocked, unsecured, fuel vent line. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the forced…

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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