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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Kolb MK-II · Reynolds, GA · March 15, 2015

Date: March 15, 2015 · 18:18 local
Place: Reynolds, GA
Phase of flight: Unknown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N193Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA15LA156
Reported as: Kolb MK-II
Reported engine: ROTAX 503DCSI
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 25 total1 in the last 90 days

N193YRegistration cancelled Mar 21, 2018 · Kolb MK-IIS/N CW011370 Airframe modelKolb MK-II Engine modelRotax 503DCSI2 cycle

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What happened

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Pilot took off from thomaston-upson county airport (opn) and flew to Reynolds ga. While flying around his cousins house over some trees stalled the aircraft and crashed fatally injuring himself and causing substantial damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT TOOK OFF FROM THOMASTON-UPSON COUNTY AIRPORT (OPN) AND FLEW TO REYNOLDS GA. WHILE FLYING AROUND HIS COUSINS HOUSE OVER SOME TREES STALLED THE AIRCRAFT AND CRASHED FATALLY INJURING HIMSELF AND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

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 ERA15LA156Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportReynolds, GAThe student pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's decision to operate…Mar 15, 2015 · Substantial damage