ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45821
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| Date: | Wednesday 11 July 2001 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  Lancair IV |
| Owner/operator: | Missionair Inc |
| Registration: | N720BF |
| MSN: | 010 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 65 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kissimmee, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kissimmee Gateway Airport, FL (ISM/KISM) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On July 11, 2001, about 1630 eastern daylight time, a Floback Lancair 4 homebuilt airplane, N720BF, registered to Missionair Inc., operating as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, impacted with the ground and was consumed by fire shortly after takeoff from the Kissimmee Municipal Airport, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. No flight plan was filed. The airplane was destroyed. The airline transport rated-pilot was fatally injured. The flight was originating when the accident occurred.
A witness stated he saw the accident and described the takeoff as "normal." He saw the airplane turn cross wind, continue to climb and turn down wind. He stated the airplane then "...appeared to slow rapidly at around 300 to 400 feet...made a couple of abrupt moves from side to side then turned away from the airport...nosed over and impacted the ground." The post crash fire destroyed about 60 percent of the airplane. An engine teardown revealed no discrepancies.
Probable Cause: the failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin, and subsequent impact with the terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20010716X01435&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Dec-2017 11:49 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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