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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Wohaska John PARSONS STILES GYRO · Festus, MO · October 20, 2013

Date
October 20, 2013 · 12:00 local
Place
Festus, MO
Airport
Festus Memorial
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7064U
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN14CA039
Reported as
Wohaska John Parsons Stiles Gyro
Reported engine
ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
40 total30 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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.

Pilot stated that aircraft would not climb after takeoff. Pilot tried to turn back to airport to land. He said when he turned, he ran into a head wind, stalled and crashed. The student pilot certificate has not been valid since 8/31/2007.

Eir#CE032014CE030008

NTSB#CEN14CA039

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT TRIED TO TURN BACK TO AIRPORT TO LAND. HE SAID WHEN HE TURNED, HE RAN INTO A HEAD WIND, STALLED AND CRASHED. THE STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN VALID SINCE 8/31/2007.

EIR#CE032014CE030008

NTSB#CEN14CA039

NTSB investigation

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