- Date
- February 7, 1992, 10:40 local (16:40 UTC)
- Place
- Blakesburg, IA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- UNREGQuad City Challenger
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 29, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 15206
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Probable cause
Failure of the pilot to maintain aircraft control during final approach. Weather conditions, high wind and turbulence, were factors in the accident.
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
Weather condition - high windFactor
Aircraft control - not maintainedCause
Weather condition - turbulenceFactor
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The unregistered homebuilt airplane collided with terrain while attempting to land. The pilot was not certificated. The nearest weather reporting facility, 12 miles northeast, reported winds from 320 degrees magnetic at 23 knots with gusts to 29 knots 50 minutes before the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- Quad City Challenger
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- NONE
- Engine
- Rotax 503, 50 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John Staggs
- Registered owner
- John Staggs
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- CSQ · Creston, IA
- Airport
- 5C2 · Blakesburg, runway 36, 2,185 × 84 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 600 total · 10 in this make and model · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 23 knots, gusting 29
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OTM, 12 nm away