# Accident 20020626015689A: Curtis JN4DJENNY, Owatonna, MN, June 26, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2002, 08:38 local time
- Place: Owatonna, MN
- Airport: Owatonna Degner Regnl Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1178° N, 93.2675° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1178&lon=-93.2675&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38057, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38057-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Born Again Restorations BAR/CURTISS JN-4D (registry code 05614CK, https://openairdocs.org/model/born-again-restorations-bar-curtiss-jn-4d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright CURTISS OX5 (registry code 67002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-curtiss-ox5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS JN4DJENNY
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020626015689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE GRASS AREA NEXT TO RUNWAY 30 ON A LOCAL FLIGHT AROUND THE PATTERN AT THE OWATONNA DEGNER REGIONAL AIRPORT (OWA) WITH THE PILOT BEING THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER ONE TIME AROUND THE PATTERN, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND A PASSENGER BOARDED THE AIRPLANE IN THE FRONT COCKPIT. AFTER DEPARTING THE SECOND TIME, THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO AN ALTITUDE OF TWO WINGSPANS ABOVE THE TREES AND A SILO, ACCORDING TO A WITNESS. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ENTERED A STEEP BANK TURN TO THE LEFT, THEN DESCENDED STRAIGHT DOWN TO THE SURFACE. WEATHER AT THE TIME ACCIDENT (1338Z) WAS WIND 310 AT 3 KNOTS, TEMPERATURE 23/21 ALTIMETER 2987. DENSITY ALTITUDE AT 1425Z WAS 2600 FEET. (.19) ON JUNE 27, 2002, AT 0930 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BAR/CURTISS JN-4D, N38057, COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN SHORTLY AFTER TAKING OFF FROM THE OWATONNA DEGNER REGIONAL AIRPORT, OWATONNA, MINNESOTA. THE TAKEOFF WAS MADE ON THE GRASS WHICH PARALLELS THE TAXIWAY IN THE DIRECTION OF RUNWAY 30. THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND THE REAR SEAT PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS O                                                           PERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE OWATONNA DEGNER REGIONAL AIRPORT AT 0925. THE AIRPLANE WAS A REPLICA OF A CURTISS JENNY JN-4. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THE SECOND FLIGHT OF THE AIRPLANE. THE FIRST FLIGHT HAD OCCURRED IN DECEMBER 2001.

## 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 CHI02LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA176), Jun 26, 2002: Bar/Curtiss JN-4D (N38057), Owatonna, MN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the takeoff climb resulting in an inadvertent stall. A factor associated with the accident was the low altitude at which the stall occurred.

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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