# Accident 20140826015999A: Sikes Thomas C LOEHLE 5151 MUSTANG, Chehalis, WA, August 26, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2014, 19:00 local time
- Place: Chehalis, WA
- Airport: Chehalis-Centralia
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6700° N, 122.9794° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6700&lon=-122.9794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73144, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73144-2018-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sikes Thomas C LOEHLE 5151 MUSTANG (registry code 05604VD, https://openairdocs.org/model/sikes-thomas-c-loehle-5151-mustang) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIKES THOMAS C LOEHLE 5151 MUSTANG
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14FA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA355) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140826015999A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON CLIMB IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF.

## 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 WPR14FA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA355), Aug 27, 2014: Thomas C Sikes Loehle 5151 Mustang (N73144), Chehalis, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during initial climb, which led to the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall/spin. Contributing to…

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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