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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Knight Gary L AA NIEUPORT 28 · July 18, 2022

Date: July 18, 2022 · 10:00 local
Airport: Hoelting Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N6170
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA22FA320
Reported as: Knight Gary L AA Nieuport 28
Reported engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,525 total

N6170Registered now · Knight Gary L AA NIEUPORT 28S/N 001 · Built 2016 Airframe modelKnight Gary L AA NIEUPORT 28 Engine modelVolkswagen CONVERSIONReciprocating

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What happened

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

During climb out to the south from a private airfield, the aircraft turned 90 degrees to the east. The pilot was unable to maintain the necessary climb angle, resulting in a stall of both wings. The aircraft impacted the terrain coming to rest in a soybean field and was consumed by fire.

As the FAA filed it

DURING CLIMB OUT TO THE SOUTH FROM A PRIVATE AIRFIELD, THE AIRCRAFT TURNED 90 DEGREES TO THE EAST. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN THE NECESSARY CLIMB ANGLE, RESULTING IN A STALL OF BOTH WINGS. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN COMING TO REST IN A SOYBEAN FIELD AND WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE.

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 ERA22FA320Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportBasehor, KSThe pilot’s incorrect installation of the left-wing strut, which resulted in a loss of airplane control during takeoff and a subsequent aerodynamic stall and spin from which the pilot could not recover.Jul 18, 2022 · Destroyed