- Date
- August 4, 1991, 08:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Kingman, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4077KExperimental DSA-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910804032049A
- Case key
- 27319
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Probable cause
The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain the proper altitude to ensure terrain clearance while conducting low level aerobatic maneuvers, resulting in an in flight collision with terrain.
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
In a telephone interview the pilot said that he was performing a series of low level aerobatic maneuvers. During one series he said the aircraft 'got away from him' and collided with the ground. In his written report, the pilot attributed the accident to wind shear. The pilot reported no engine or aircraft system malfunctions prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4077K
- Reported as
- Experimental DSA-1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- J5
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James D. Janson
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
- 76
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,579 total · 25 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 75 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.