Hackett WINDEX 1200C accident near Wauchula, FL
On March 2, 1997, a Hackett WINDEX 1200C (airplane) was involved in an accident near Wauchula, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 2, 1997
- Place
- Wauchula, FL
- Aircraft
- Hackett WINDEX 1200C · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 27.541°N, 81.800°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X07593
NTSB summary
On March 2, 1997, about 1646 eastern standard time, a Windex 1200C, N1201G, registered to a private owner, operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, crashed while maneuvering in the vicinity of Wauchula, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was destroyed and the private pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from Wauchula about 48 minutes before the accident. Friends of the deceased pilot stated the pilot departed Wauchula at about 1558 for the local flight. The pilot was going to conduct a stall test at 3,000 feet. They talked to him periodically throughout the flight. The last communication was at about 1545. The pilot stated he had completed the stalls and everything was okay. About 30 minutes later, a Hardee County Sheriff's Deputy arrived at the airport and informed them that there had been an airplane accident. They departed the airfield for the crash site, and upon arrival identified the deceased pilot. A witness stated she was driving south when she observed the airplane on the east side of the road flying westbound at a very low altitude. She thought the airplane was a remote control airplane due to its size and altitude. She looked down towards the ground to see if she could find the operator and didn't see anyone. She looked back up and observed the airplane make an abrupt turn to the east. The airplane then started rotating to the left in a vertical descent until it disappeared from view below the tree line. She continued driving and observed the airplane in a pasture with the pilot laying
Probable cause
failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and subsequent collision with terrain.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
