- Date
- September 6, 1988, 16:45 local (22:45 UTC)
- Place
- Caldwell, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N67YYoung-Owens Cassutt 3M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 16, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880906038919A
- Case key
- 40880
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Analysis
On test flt in preparation for reno air races, plt entered power dive at 10000 ft to 230 KTS and experienced vibrations. He reduced power and entered a steep nose high climb allowing the aircraft to decelerate to near stall speed. The vibration continued. At the top of the climb, the aircraft nosed over to a steep descent and would not respond to elevator control input. The plt parachuted to safety. Impact damage precluded meaningful examination of the aircraft controls. There was no separation of the horizontal tail components.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N67Y
- Reported as
- Young-Owens Cassutt 3M
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 2001
- Airframe hours
- 262
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gary D. Hubler
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · September 1, 1988 · 2 hours before
- Departed
- U35
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 9,400 total · 20 in this make and model · 9,200 as pilot in command · 300 in the last 90 days · 60 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N67Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.