- Date
- May 31, 1986, 18:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Mt. Vernon, OH
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N899MGGreen Pietenpol
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860531020269A
- Case key
- 6981
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft stalled and entered a spin to ground impact during the initial takeoff climb. The plt reported that during the takeoff and climb the airspeed indicator did not exceed 40 mph. He also stated the acft did not appear to be traveling very fast. He then initiated a rudder turn back toward the arpt. After the turn the acft entered the stall. Post accident inspection disclosed the two front exhaust stacks and spark plugs were covered with black soot. The #3 cylinderspark plug and plug gasket were also soot covered. The plt reported black smoke was emitted from the exhaust stacks during high speed taxi runs just prior to this takeoff. The pitot system was not blocked and the pitot tube extended 1 1/2 to 2 inches from the center of the wing leading edge radius.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N899MG
- Reported as
- Green Pietenpol
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 1
- Engine
- Ford MODEL A, 50 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Melvin A. Green
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- 6G4 · Mount Vernon, OH
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 122 total · 1 in this make and model · 88 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CMH, 32 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.