# NTSB NYC94LA120: Freeman PRO-STAR II, N43579, Sanford, ME, July 12, 1994

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 12, 1994, 07:15 local (11:15 UTC)
- Place: Sanford, ME
- Location: 43.3938° N, 70.7080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANFORD SEACOAST RGNL (SFM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3938&lon=-70.7080&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1995
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 38786
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC94LA120
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/38786/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA120

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/spin - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled
  - terrain condition - ground (cause)

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 32.  HE STATED THAT 'THE GROUND RUN TOOK A LITTLE FARTHER THAN NORMAL.'  HE ALSO SAID THE RATE OF CLIMB WAS LESS THAN NORMAL.  HE ELECTED TO PERFORM A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON THE AIRPORT.  HE SAID, '[WHILE MAKING] A SHALLOW TURN TO LAND ON THE AIRPORT, IT STALLED AND SPUN INTO THE GROUND.'  THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A STALL WARNING SYSTEM.

## Factual narrative

On Tuesday, July 12, 1994, at 0715 eastern daylight time, a Freeman Pro-Star II, N43579, a homebuilt airplane, registered to and piloted by Myron Freeman, sustained substantial damage during a takeoff from the Sanford Municipal Airport, Sanford, Maine.  The pilot was not injured.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed.  The flight was operated under 14 CFR Part 91.

The airplane departed from runway 32.  The student pilot reported that "the ground run took a little farther than normal."

He also stated that the rate of climb was "less than normal."  He elected to perform a precautionary at the airport, and he initiated a turn back to the runway.  He said, "It stalled and spun into the ground."

The airplane was not equipped with a stall warning system.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N43579](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43579-2017-06-14), registration cancelled 2017-06-14, S/N PT1162, built 1992 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FREEMAN PRO-STAR II (PRO-STAR I)
- Registry model: [Freeman Myron PT 2](https://openairdocs.org/model/freeman-myron-pt-2) (registry code 05618KE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Subaru EA-81](https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-ea-81) (registry code 59052, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 1162
- Airframe hours: 106
- Engines: SUBARU EA-81 80 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Myron Freeman
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, December 10, 1993, 28 hours before
- Airport: SFM, Sanford Municipal Airport, runway 32, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 57; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 82 total, 63 in this make and model, 42 as pilot in command, 22 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19940712044149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940712044149A), Jul 12, 1994: Amtr PT2, Sanford, ME, Substantial damage. Report climb rate less than normal stalled and spun in trying to turn back to runway. Not stall warning equipped.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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