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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Byler Dan W KOLB MARK III · Steamboat Sprin, CO · September 14, 2021

Date: September 14, 2021 · 05:30 local
Place: Steamboat Sprin, CO
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4365E
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN21LA425
Reported as: Byler Dan W Kolb Mark III
Reported engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

N4365ERegistration cancelled Apr 1, 2023 · Byler Dan W KOLB MARK IIIS/N M3086 · Built 1991 Airframe modelByler Dan W KOLB MARK III Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On September 14, 2021 at approximately 05:30 am MDT, N4365E, an experimental Kolb Mark III, took of from a private grass strip. Shortly after rotation the aircraft impacted the ground causing serious injury to the pilot. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The weather was VMC at the time.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 05:30 AM MDT, N4365E, AN EXPERIMENTAL KOLB MARK III, TOOK OF FROM A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP. SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY TO THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE WEATHER WAS VMC AT THE TIME.

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 CEN21LA425Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportSteamboat Springs, COThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.Sep 14, 2021 · Substantial damage