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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr RANS S-7 · Baudette, MN · April 26, 2003

Date: April 26, 2003 · 11:20 local
Place: Baudette, MN
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N272T
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI03LA117
Reported as: Amtr RANSS7
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 400 total68 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

N272TRegistration cancelled Feb 7, 2013 · Smith Ken S RANS S-7S/N 0496184 · Built 1997 Airframe modelSmith Ken S RANS S-7 Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Former student pilot flying very low over relatives home, tree top level, entered very steep bank to the left and appears to have experienced an accelerated stall and subsequent ground impact. Pilot deceased. Blood toxicology indicated blood alcohol level of .09.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FORMER STUDENT PILOT FLYING VERY LOW OVER RELATIVES HOME, TREE TOP LEVEL, ENTERED VERY STEEP BANK TO THE LEFT AND APPEARS TO HAVE EXPERIENCED AN ACCELERATED STALL AND SUBSEQUENT GROUND IMPACT. PILOT DECEASED. BLOOD TOXICOLOGY INDICATED BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL OF .09.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CHI03LA117Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBaudette, MNThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall. A contributing factor was the low altitude maneuver by the student pilot.Apr 26, 2003 · Destroyed