# Accident 20150315003339A: Kolb MK-II, Reynolds, GA, March 15, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 2015, 18:18 local time
- Place: Reynolds, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5014° N, 84.1367° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5014&lon=-84.1367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N193Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N193Y-2018-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kolb MK-II (registry code 059033Q, https://openairdocs.org/model/kolb-mk-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503DCSI (registry code 55567, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503dcsi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KOLB MK-II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503DCSI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150315003339A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA15LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA156), Mar 15, 2015: Kolb Twinstar (N193Y), Reynolds, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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