- Date
- June 23, 1990, 17:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place
- Erie, ND
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N319EREugene N. Rausch RV-4
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900623021829A
- Case key
- 17802
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Probable cause
An inadvertent stall.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
Following takeoff in his experimental, homebuilt aircraft, the pilot entered a steep turn. Witness and impact information indicates the aircraft entered a nose down attitude of approximately 80 degrees followed by a decreasing nose down attitude just prior to ground impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N319ER
- Reported as
- Eugene N. Rausch RV-4
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 319
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Eugene N. Rausch
- Registered owner
- Eugene N Rausch
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- NONE
- Destination
- 5N8 · Casselton, ND
- Airport
- 38ND · Schroder
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 70
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FAR, 38 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.
Other investigations on N319ER · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.