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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Charles D Walker WALKER CURTISS JN4D · Bowling Green, KY · August 12, 2017

Date: August 12, 2017 · 11:00 local
Place: Bowling Green, KY
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8262
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA17CA488
Reported as: Charles D Walker Walker Curtiss JN4D
Reported engine: GM ECO TEC 2.4L
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 20,000 total60 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N8262Registered now · Charles D Walker WALKER CURTISS JN4DS/N WC001 · Built 2013 Airframe modelCharles D Walker WALKER CURTISS JN4D Engine modelGM ECO TEC 2.4LReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft took off on runway 3AT bwg initiated a left turn and could not recover, striking trees outside of airport perimeter fence and impacting ground alongside of golf course. Pilot stated: " I took off on runway 3 at Bowling Green. Engine was making power and running good. I climbed to approximately 100 ft and initiated a left turn, at that point dispite any control inputs aircraft kept turning left and desending where it struck trees and impacted the ground." Pilot confirmed engine was performing properly.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 3AT BWG INITIATED A LEFT TURN AND COULD NOT RECOVER, STRIKING TREES OUTSIDE OF AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE AND IMPACTING GROUND ALONGSIDE OF GOLF COURSE. PILOT STATED: " I TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 3 AT BOWLING GREEN. ENGINE WAS MAKING POWER AND RUNNING GOOD. I CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 100 FT AND INITIATED A LEFT TURN, AT THAT POINT DISPITE ANY CONTROL INPUTS AIRCRAFT KEPT TURNING LEFT AND DESENDING WHERE IT STRUCK TREES AND IMPACTED THE GROUND." PILOT CONFIRMED ENGINE WAS PERFORMING PROPERLY.

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 GAA17CA488Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportBowling Green, KYThe pilot’s exceedance of the biplane’s critical angle of attack during initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and collision with trees.Aug 12, 2017 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8262 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20230515010619ACruise/Level Flight · Greenville, KYAircraft had completed 3 1-hour flights on return from airshow at scott a.f.b. refueled aircraft at madisonville regional airport, KY (K2I0) and departed for home station of bowling green, KY. Approximately 10 minutes after departure, at 1500 ft. AGL, without…May 15, 2023 · Substantial damage