What happened
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(-23) While conducting slow flight at 3,000 MSL, the aircraft stalled, entered a spin which continued until impact. (.19) on October 9, 2001, at 1211 central daylight time, a kainz Kitfox iv, N1195F, piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed when it departed controlled flight and impacted trees and the ground near Tomahawk, Wisconsin. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot and passenger on board the airplane both sustained serious injuries in the accident. The local flight originated off of lake mohawksin, near Tomahawk. A witness stated he saw the airplane spiral straight down into the trees. In his statement to a federal aviation administration (FAA) inspector, the pilot said that was slow flying at 3,000 feet when the airplane stalled and snapped over. The pilot said he attempted to recover, but the airplane wouldn't recover from the spiral. A FAA inspector examined the airplane at the accident site. The airplane was resting on its nose among pine trees along the edge of a lake. Several broken pine tree boughs rested on the ground near the airplane. The airplane's engine, engine cowling, engine mounts, firewall, and forward fuselage were crushed aft. Both wings were crushed aft along the leading edges and showed several tears in the fabric skin. The airplane's right flap and aileron were broken off and found suspended in the trees. The floats were bent upward and aft. The aft fuselage showed skin wrinkles. The left horizontal stabilizer and elevator were bent aft. One of the three propeller blades was broken off near the hub. Another blade showed leading edge nicks and chordwise scratches. Flight control continuity was confirmed. An examination of the engine, engine controls and other airplane systems revealed no anomalies.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE CONDUCTING SLOW FLIGHT AT 3,000 MSL, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, ENTERED A SPIN WHICH CONTINUED UNTIL IMPACT. (.19) ON OCTOBER 9, 2001, AT 1211 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A KAINZ KITFOX IV, N1195F, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT DEPARTED CONTROLLED FLIGHT AND IMPACTED TREES AND THE GROUND NEAR TOMAHAWK, WISCONSIN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER ON BOARD THE AIRPLANE BOTH SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES IN THE ACCIDENT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED OFF OF LAKE MOHAWKSIN, NEAR TOMAHAWK. A WITNESS STATED HE SAW THE AIRPLANE SPIRAL STRAIGHT DOWN INTO THE TREES. IN HIS STATEMENT TO A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR, THE PILOT SAID THAT WAS SLOW FLYING AT 3,000 FEET WHEN THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND SNAPPED OVER. THE PILOT SAID HE ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER, BUT THE AIRPLANE WOULDN'T RECOVER FROM THE SPIRAL. A FAA INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE AIRPLANE WAS RESTING ON ITS NOSE AMONG PINE TREES ALONG THE EDGE OF A LAKE. SEVERAL BROKEN PINE TREE BOUGHS RESTED ON THE GROUND NEAR THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE, ENGINE COWLING, ENGINE MOUNTS, FIREWALL, AND FORWARD FUSELAGE WERE CRUSHED AFT. BOTH WINGS WERE CRUSHED AFT ALONG THE LEADING EDGES AND SHOWED SEVERAL TEARS IN THE FABRIC SKIN. THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT FLAP AND AILERON WERE BROKEN OFF AND FOUND SUSPENDED IN THE TREES. THE FLOATS WERE BENT UPWARD AND AFT. THE AFT FUSELAGE SHOWED SKIN WRINKLES. THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR WERE BENT AFT. ONE OF THE THREE PROPELLER BLADES WAS BROKEN OFF NEAR THE HUB. ANOTHER BLADE SHOWED LEADING EDGE NICKS AND CHORDWISE SCRATCHES. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE, ENGINE CONTROLS AND OTHER AIRPLANE SYSTEMS REVEALED NO ANOMALIES.
NTSB investigation
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