- Date
- July 29, 1983, 12:55 local (17:55 UTC)
- Place
- Saint Ansgar, IA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N12938Pietenpal AIR Camper
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830729036499A
- Case key
- 33341
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft crashed following tkof from an enroute stop during a x-country flt. The plt's friend witnessed the takeoff. The witness said the plt waved after takeoff and then the acft made a sharp left bank with wings waggling. The acft rolled level and entered another left turn of 180 degrees with more wing waggling and a entry into a spin. Partial recovery was made after one turn prior to ground impact. The plt stated the aileron control jammed but he shook it loose and made a normal spin recovery but had insufficient alt and impacted the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N12938
- Reported as
- Pietenpal AIR Camper
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- EMS1
- Airframe hours
- 330
- Engine
- Continental A-80, 80 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Edward M. Sampson
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 20, 1983
- Destination
- C37 · Brodhead, WI
- Airport
- runway 36, 1,500 × 75 ft, grass/turf
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
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 1,118 total · 700 in this make and model · 1,078 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 32.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MCW, 23 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.