# Accident 20220718012269A: Knight Gary L AA NIEUPORT 28, July 18, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2022, 10:00 local time
- Airport: Hoelting Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1109° N, 94.9526° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1109&lon=-94.9526&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6170, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Knight Gary L AA NIEUPORT 28 (registry code 05634S8, https://openairdocs.org/model/knight-gary-l-aa-nieuport-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KNIGHT GARY L AA NIEUPORT 28
- Reported engine: VOLKSWAGEN CONVERSION
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 9,525 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22FA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA320) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220718012269A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA22FA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA320), Jul 18, 2022: Knight AA Nieuport 28 (N6170), Basehor, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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