- Date
- July 13, 1998, 19:40 local (Jul 14, 1998, 00:40 UTC)
- Place
- Dyersville, IA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5101WCanadian Car & Foundry Harvard MK IV
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 19, 1999
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19980713026869A
- Case key
- 43082
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Probable cause
the pilot in command's not maintaining control of the airplane and his inadvertently allowing the airplane to enter a stall. A factor was the undetermined loss of engine power.
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.
Analysis
The pilot said that there was a loss of engine power during initial climb after takeoff. He said that the airplane turned to the right in a nose up attitude, stalled, and impacted the terrain. An examination of the airplane after the accident failed to reveal any mechanical anomalies with the engine or flight controls.
Factual narrative
On July 13, 1998, at 1940 central daylight time, a Canadian Car & Foundry Harvard MK IV, N5101W, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage when it impacted the terrain, following a loss of control during takeoff, near Dyersville, Iowa. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot and one passenger reported minor injuries. The flight was originating at the time of the accident with the intended destination of Dubuque Regional Airport, near Dubuque, Iowa.
The pilot stated in his written statement that the engine lost power during initial climb, after which the airplane "... turned to the right in a nose up attitude stalled, and impacted on the nose and right wing."
An inspection of the airplane subsequent to the accident did not reveal mechanical problems with the engine. The airplane's flight control continuity was verified.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5101W
- Reported as
- Canadian Car & Foundry Harvard MK IV (HARVARD MK)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- CCF492
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Steven Patrick Bradley
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 31, 1997
- Departed
- NONE
- Destination
- DBQ · Dubuque, IA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 795 total · 280 in this make and model · 30 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DBQ, 19 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.