- Date
- July 24, 1987, 07:20 local (12:20 UTC)
- Place
- Ely, MN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N48876Hendrickson Polliwagon
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870724037809A
- Case key
- 13592
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Analysis
While on downwind to the airport the aircraft departed level flight and impacted in a wooded area in an approximate 80 degree nose down attitude. The aircraft was destroyed and the plt who was the sole occupant, received fatal injuries. This was an experimental aircraft and was on its initial flight after some modifications. On June 1, 1986, the aircraft was involved in an incident which was reportedly a result of overcontrol. Since that time the elevator and horizontal stabilizer had been lowered to a position near the top of the fuselage. This alteration had not been approved by the minneapolis mido.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N48876
- Reported as
- Hendrickson Polliwagon
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 1490
- Airframe hours
- 1
- Engine
- Volkswagen TYPE IV, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Alden E. Hendrickson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · May 7, 1986 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- ELO · Ely, MN
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 552 total · 1 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HIB, 48 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.