- Date
- September 29, 1985, 11:19 local (18:19 UTC)
- Place
- Post Falls, ID
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- UNREGTeratorn Tierra II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 40065
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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 acft contacted the terrain in an uncontrolled descent following an inflt separation of the left wing. A witness stated the left wing separated as the acft was being maneuvered in a race track pattern using bank angles of 45 degs. The wife of the acft owner reported the acft was damaged during an instructional flt on the previous day. The left wing and landing gear were reportedly damaged in the accident. The acft was said to have been repaired that afternoon. However, no evidence was found to suggest the fabric on the wing was removed for inspection of structural damage. It was not determined if the flight was for personal or instructional purposes.
Aircraft
- Registration
- UNREG
- Reported as
- Teratorn Tierra II
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- Rotax 532, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Dale A. Carter, doing business as Custom Toys, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Arlan F. Schuttemeier
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- Liberty Lake, WA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 700 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 46 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- COE, 10 nm away