# Accident 20110801016829A: Edwards Douglas L SKY RANGER, Wautoma, WI, August 1, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2011, 08:50 local time
- Place: Wautoma, WI
- Airport: Wautoma
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0461° N, 89.3053° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0461&lon=-89.3053&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7501Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7501Y-2017-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Edwards Douglas L SKY RANGER (registry code 05901K0, https://openairdocs.org/model/edwards-douglas-l-sky-ranger) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912 series (registry code 55569, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EDWARDS DOUGLAS L SKY RANGER
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11FA531](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA531) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110801016829A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CEN11FA531](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA531), Aug 1, 2011: Edwards Douglas L SKY Ranger (N7501Y), Wautoma, WI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed and attitude control of the airplane in the turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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