- Date
- September 9, 1989, 08:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Montaque, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5671Minicab Hawk
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 22, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890909034269A
- Case key
- 26172
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control after landing.
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 homebuilt aircraft departed the runway and went over on its back after landing. After the accident the pilot reportedly stated he had lost control of the aircraft and that there were no mechanical problems with the aircraft or its flight controls prior to the accident. The winds were light and variable with no gusts.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5671
- Reported as
- Minicab Hawk
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- NONE
- Airframe hours
- 1,239
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James L. Rice
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 4, 1989 · 15 hours before
- Airport
- S1Y · Siskiyou County, runway 35, 7,400 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 261 total · 10 in this make and model · 220 as pilot in command · 58 in the last 90 days · 14 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.