# Accident 20131020021599A: Wohaska John PARSONS STILES GYRO, Festus, MO, October 20, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2013, 12:00 local time
- Place: Festus, MO
- Airport: Festus Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1914° N, 90.3858° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1914&lon=-90.3858&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7064U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7064U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wohaska John PARSONS STILES GYRO (registry code 056196H, https://openairdocs.org/model/wohaska-john-parsons-stiles-gyro) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WOHASKA JOHN PARSONS STILES GYRO
- Reported engine: ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 30 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131020021599A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CEN14CA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA039), Oct 20, 2013: Wohaska John Parsons Stiles Gyro (N7064U), Festus, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper propeller adjustment, which resulted in decreased performance and a loss of aircraft control.

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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