- Date
- February 10, 1991, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Eastman, GA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- UNREGMaxair ARV 582
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 8380
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Probable cause
The inadvertent stall of the aircraft which was encountered as a result of the lack of total experience of the non-rated pilot.
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
Stall - inadvertentCause
Lack of total experienceCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The non-rated pilot stated that during the takeoff, he lost control of the aircraft and crashed. Investigation revealed that the non-rated pilot had a total of 6 hours of flight time at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- Maxair ARV 582
- Category
- Ultralight
- Engine
- Rotax 532, 64 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 103
- Operator
- Coleman, John & Randall
- Registered owner
- Coleman, John & Randall
- Airport
- 07J · Eastman-Dodgin Co., runway 2, 4,500 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Flight hours
- 6 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F