- Date
- December 26, 1990, 14:43 local (19:43 UTC)
- Place
- Carlisle, PA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- UNREGKolb Twin Star
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 6, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 36750
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude above the ground.
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.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Proper altitude - not maintainedCause
Analysis
A witness observed the airplane flying with right wing close to the ground. The right wing contacted the ground and the airplane flipped over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- Kolb Twin Star
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- Rotax BH-3561801, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Thomas A. Schintz, Jr.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None