# NTSB WPR13CA330: Kincaid Wade Dakota Hawk, N544WK, San Simon, AZ, July 14, 2013 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 13, 2013, 18:15 local (Jul 14, 2013, 01:15 UTC) - Place: San Simon, AZ - Coordinates: 32.265556, -109.183891 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2656&lon=-109.1839&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Initial climb: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious - Status: Completed, report February 4, 2014 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 87485 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR13CA330 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/87485/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87485 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA330 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines during takeoff from an open field. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: altitude](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Kincaid Wade DAKOTA HAWK, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012/cases.md?model=056289B), [All aircraft, 1,310 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012/cases.md) - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Kincaid Wade DAKOTA HAWK, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=056289B), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: wire](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022032): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Kincaid Wade DAKOTA HAWK, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022032/cases.md?model=056289B), [All aircraft, 588 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022032/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Initial climb: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) (defining event); cases with it: [Kincaid Wade DAKOTA HAWK, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=056289B), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md) - [Initial climb: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Kincaid Wade DAKOTA HAWK, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=056289B), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot would not provide a statement; however, the pilot's wife who was on the ground and witnessed the accident reported that she watched as the airplane took off from an open field. During the initial climb, the airplane struck power lines. She further reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Responding law enforcement personnel reported that after the collision, the airplane collided with the ground in a nose low attitude substantially damaging the fuselage. ## Factual narrative The pilot would not provide a statement; however, the pilot's wife who was on the ground and witnessed the accident reported that she watched as the airplane took off from an open field. During the initial climb, the airplane struck power lines. She further reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Responding law enforcement personnel reported that after the collision, the airplane collided with the ground in a nose low attitude substantially damaging the fuselage. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N544WK](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N544WK-2015-08-17), registration cancelled 2015-08-17, S/N DH37, built 2002 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: KINCAID WADE DAKOTA HAWK - Registry model: [Kincaid Wade DAKOTA HAWK](https://openairdocs.org/model/kincaid-wade-dakota-hawk) (registry code 056289B) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200-series) (registry code 17402, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: DH37 - Year built: 2002 - Engines: CONT MOTOR O-200 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Departed: San Simon, AZ - Destination: LRU, LAS CRUCES, NM ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 80; injuries: serious; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 750 total, 70 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 280° at 13 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 99 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 29.87 inHg - Observed at: SAD, 40 nm away ## 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 20130713014069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130713014069A), Jul 13, 2013: Kincaid Wade DAKOTA HAWK, San Simon, AZ, Destroyed. The aircraft had made a precautionary landing for fuel on a dirt road approximately 5 miles to the east of San Simon at approximately noon. After the pilot had… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 18, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87485. 99 KB in all. - Witness Statement (item 1, .PDF, 54 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40406764&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Witness%20Statement-Redacted.PDF - Correspondence (item 2, .PDF, 44 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40405659&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Correspondence-Redacted.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.