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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Edwards Douglas L SKY RANGER · Wautoma, WI · August 1, 2011

Date: August 1, 2011 · 08:50 local
Place: Wautoma, WI
Airport: Wautoma
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7501Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN11FA531
Reported as: Edwards Douglas L SKY Ranger
Reported engine: ROTAX 912
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Sport pilot

N7501YRegistration cancelled Jul 6, 2017 · Edwards Douglas L SKY RANGERS/N SKR0507626 · Built 2006 Airframe modelEdwards Douglas L SKY RANGER Engine modelRotax 912 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

The aircraft departed on the grass runway 08 at the Wautoma airportwitness stated: "he pulled up and started to make a turn like he was going to fly back over and the plane stalled and they went straight in".the witness statement is from a sport pilot instructor and examiner who is very familiar with the Sky Ranger aircraft and the proper flying techniques to operate that aircraft. The aircraft was configured for the pilot to sit on the right side with the passenger on the left side. The passenger sustained fatal injuries due to impact on the left side of aircraft

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ON THE GRASS RUNWAY 08 AT THE WAUTOMA AIRPORTWITNESS STATED: "HE PULLED UP AND STARTED TO MAKE A TURN LIKE HE WAS GOING TO FLY BACK OVER AND THE PLANE STALLED AND THEY WENT STRAIGHT IN".THE WITNESS STATEMENT IS FROM A SPORT PILOT INSTRUCTOR AND EXAMINER WHO IS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE SKY RANGER AIRCRAFT AND THE PROPER FLYING TECHNIQUES TO OPERATE THAT AIRCRAFT.THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONFIGURED FOR THE PILOT TO SIT ON THE RIGHT SIDE WITH THE PASSENGER ON THE LEFT SIDE.THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES DUE TO IMPACT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CEN11FA531Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportWautoma, WIThe pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed and attitude control of the airplane in the turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.Aug 1, 2011 · Substantial damage