- Date
- June 7, 1992, 10:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Boonville, NY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3146GMurdock/Gates/Field Kolb MK-III
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920607018349A
- Case key
- 37156
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to maintain proper airspeed, resulting in a stall and loss of airplane control. A factor related to the accident was the student pilot's lack of total flight experience.
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 student pilot was seen flying at low altitude. A witness said the engine 'did not sound unusual.' The pilot was planning to meet friends at the airport near the crash site. An examination of the wreckage revealed no discrepancies. The engine was placed in a test stand and performed satisfactorily thouugh all power ranges.' The pilot had an estimated total flight time of 50 hours.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3146G
- Reported as
- Murdock/Gates/Field Kolb MK-III (KOLB MK-II)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- M3-059
- Engine
- Rotax 582, 66 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- David B. Field
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- PUT · Hickory Hollow, NY
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
- 32
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 50 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.