# Accident 20011228034429A: Langworthy H J/Langworthy G R SMYTH SIDEWINDER, Independence, KS, December 28, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 2001, 13:16 local time
- Place: Independence, KS
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2224° N, 95.5906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2224&lon=-95.5906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N133G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N133G-2004-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Langworthy H J/Langworthy G R SMYTH SIDEWINDER (registry code 05611ZK, https://openairdocs.org/model/langworthy-h-j-langworthy-g-r-smyth-sidewinder) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02FA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011228034429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WITNESS' STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT AN APPROXIMATE ALTITUDE OF 100 FEET HEADED ON AN EAST/NORTHEAST DIRECTION AND WAS IN A STEEP, LEFT TURN WHEN IT MADE VIOLENT RIGHT ROLL AND CORK SCREWED INTO THE GROUND AT AN APPROXIMATE ANGLE OF 75 DEGREES. THE WINGS APPEARED TO HAVE IMPACTED THE GROUND ALMOST LEVEL, AS BOTH WING LEADING EDGES WERE CRUSHED ALMOST TO THE WING SPARS. WHEN WE ARRIVED ON THE SCENE, ALL PRIMARY FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE CHECKED FOR CONTINUITY AND WITH EXCEPTION OF WHAT WAS BELIEVED TO BE DEMOLISHED ON IMPACT, WERE INTACT. PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN. THE FUEL TANK, WHICH WAS JUST FORWARD OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, WAS CONSTRUCTED OF FIBERGLASS AND RUPTURED ON IMPACT. FUEL SMELL WAS STRONG AT THE SCENE. A LETTER APPLYING FOR INSPECTION FOR ISSUANCE OF AN AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE WAS RECEIVED BY THE WICHITA FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE AND WAS POST DATED OCTOBER 22, 2001. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 CHI02FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02FA059), Dec 28, 2001: Borgman Smyth Sidewinder (N133G), Independence, KS, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane and the subsequent inadvertant stall during the base to final turn. A factor associated with the accident was that an unqualified person was…

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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