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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Durfee Fred MXL · Lexington, TN · July 22, 2013

Date: July 22, 2013 · 14:00 local
Place: Lexington, TN
Airport: Lexington
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N2590B
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA13LA347
Reported as: Durfee Fred MXL
Reported engine: ROTAX 582DCDI
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 10 total10 in this make and model

N2590BRegistration cancelled Sep 12, 2013 · Durfee Fred MXLS/N 24050470 · Built 1991 Airframe modelDurfee Fred MXL Engine modelRotax 582DCDI2 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 took-off from a private grass strip, circled the area around the strip and was preparing to land when it lost power. The pilot tried to climb over some trees before landing and stalled the aircraft, hitting near the approach end of the grass strip. The aircraft was destroyed. The pilot suffered back injuries.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT TOOK-OFF FROM A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP, CIRCLED THE AREA AROUND THE STRIP AND WAS PREPARING TO LAND WHEN IT LOST POWER. THE PILOT TRIED TO CLIMB OVER SOME TREES BEFORE LANDING AND STALLED THE AIRCRAFT, HITTING NEAR THE APPROACH END OF THE GRASS STRIP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT SUFFERED BACK INJURIES.

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 ERA13LA347Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLexington, TNThe student pilot/builder’s failure to maintain airspeed following a loss of engine power, which resulted in an exceedance of the wing’s critical angle-of-attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot/builder’s…Jul 22, 2013 · Substantial damage