- Date
- June 29, 2008, 07:23 local (13:23 UTC)
- Place
- Weizer, ID
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- UNREGLa Moutte Trike
- Defining event
- Initial climb: Loss of control in flight
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed · report July 30, 2008
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Federal Aviation Administration
- Case key
- 68376
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall.
Findings · 1
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Analysis
The non certificated pilot took off from a private airstrip and performed several touch-and-go landings. He then landed, picked up a passenger, and took off again. After the airplane climbed about 40 feet, it turned slightly, stalled, and descended rapidly before colliding with terrain.
Factual narrative
According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the unregistered airplane did not meet the requirements for an ultralite airplane, and did not have a waiver. The pilot did not hold an FAA pilot certificate. The pilot took off from a private airstrip and performed several touch-and-go landings. He then landed, picked up a passenger, and took off. After the airplane climbed about 40 feet, it turned slightly, stalled, and descended rapidly before colliding with terrain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- La Moutte Trike
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 100393
- Engine
- HKS unknown, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Bret Karnes
- Registered owner
- Aircraft not registered
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- Weizer, ID
- Airport
- NONE · private airfield
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Flight hours
- 8 total · 8 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Observed at
- BOI