- Date
- January 28, 1990, 13:33 local (18:33 UTC)
- Place
- Vicksburg, MI
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- UNREGMaxair MU532
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 21, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 14466
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while performing manuevers.
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
Altitude - inadequateFactor
Airspeed - not maintainedCause
Stall
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The passenger reported they were flying low and slow while circling his sisters house when the accident occurred. He reported being in a left turn when the aircraft descended rapidly to impact with the terrain. A witness reported the pilot was making steep turns, diving and climbing prior to the accident. The student pilot had approximately 12 hours of flight time.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- Maxair MU532
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- Rotax 532, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Vanderhorst, Thomas
- Registered owner
- Unknown
- Departed
- Vicksburg, MI
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 12 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 7 knots
- Temperature
- 37 °F, dew point 12 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AZO, 8 nm away