- Date
- January 29, 1988, 13:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Loxley, AL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1387KDavis RV-3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 13, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 7533
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - in flight
Proper climb rate - exceededCause
Remedial action - not performedCause
Stall/spin - uncontrolledCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The pilot was making touch and go landings at a private airstrip. On the third takeoff witnesses said the aircraft climbed steeply and appeared to enter a hammerhead stall. The aircraft impacted the ground near the departure end of the runway. The investigation failed to disclose any aircraft system malfunction or failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1387K
- Reported as
- Davis RV-3
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 552
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-F2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ernest M. Hart, Sr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 27, 1987
- Airport
- Hart'S Private Strip
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,600 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 0° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 32.00 inHg
- Observed at
- 44 nm away