# Accident 20100313030259A: Antares MA-32, Birchwood, AK, March 13, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2010, 17:00 local time
- Place: Birchwood, AK
- Airport: Birchwood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4378° N, 149.4358° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4378&lon=-149.4358&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7JQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7JQ-2017-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Antares MA-32 (registry code 05903K8, https://openairdocs.org/model/antares-ma-32) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ANTARES MA-32
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 230 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC10FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10FA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100313030259A

## Narrative

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

VIDEO RECORDING OF THE ACCIDENT IN FLIGHT DOCUMENTED THE AEROBATIC MANEUVERING THAT LED TO A LOSS OF CONTROL, AND A SUBSEQUENT STALL-SPIN ACCIDENT.  FIELD INVESTIGATION REVEALED UNAIRWORTHY CONDITION OF WING FABRIC WITH SIGNIFICANT INDICATIONS OF FAILURE.  FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE CARBURETOR.  PROPELLER INDICATES THAT THE POWERPLANT WAS NOT MAKING POWER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN FROM A VERTICAL PLUNGE WITH THE AFT END OF THE AIRCRAFT FIRST.  PILOT WAS FOUND FOUR FEET FROM WRECKAGE WITH INDICATIONS THAT HE IMPACTED THE SNOW AND TERRAIN FROM A VERTICAL DIRECTION.

## 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 ANC10FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10FA022), Mar 14, 2010: Antares MA-32 (N7JQ), Chugiak, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to pitch the aircraft excessively during a steep climbing maneuver, resulting in a loss of control and an aerodynamic tumble.

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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