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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Allen Marsh Zodiac CH 6 · Graham, WA · July 29, 2010

Date
July 29, 2010 · 12:45 local
Place
Graham, WA
Airport
Kapowsin Airfield
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N18295
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR10FA373
Reported as
Allen Marsh Zodiac CH 6
Reported engine
SUBARU ALL MDLS A/B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 07/29/2010, N18295, a sodiac CH-601 hds, departed Kapowsin field. Pilot was privacy data omitted. During climb out it was reported the aircraft was fish tailing with a high angle of attack, then the nose of the aircraft pitched up left wing droped, aircraft entered a stall spin and impacted the ground.

As the FAA filed it

ON 07/29/2010, N18295, A SODIAC CH-601 HDS, DEPARTED KAPOWSIN FIELD. PILOT WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. DURING CLIMB OUT IT WAS REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT WAS FISH TAILING WITH A HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK, THEN THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP LEFT WING DROPED, AIRCRAFT ENTERED A STALL SPIN AND IMPACTED THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.