Pushkar HORNET accident near Fort Lauderdale, FL
On March 20, 1999, a Pushkar HORNET (airplane) was involved in an accident near Fort Lauderdale, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 20, 1999
- Place
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Aircraft
- Pushkar HORNET · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 26.060°N, 80.370°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001205X00357
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 20, 1999, about 1000 eastern standard time, an experimental Pushkar Hornet, N4376N, owned by a private individual, lost power during climb and impacted with the ground near unincorporated Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. The airplane was destroyed. The private-rated pilot was fatally injured. There were no injuries to any persons on the ground. The flight had originated from North Perry Airport, Hollywood, Florida, before 0900, and had stopped at a private airstrip (MacIvor Airstrip), for about 1 hour, en route to Pahokee, Florida. The flight took off from the private airstrip about 10 minutes before the accident. After departure the pilot of N4376N made radio contact, on a prearranged frequency, with the pilot of another aircraft that had taken off before him, and both aircraft were to fly in trail of each other to the destination airport. According to the pilot of the other airplane, both airplanes were heading northwest when radio contact was made. The pilot of N4376N said, "...I'm not getting full power or good power." According to the other pilot, "...I said, as I turned to locate him, do you want to make a precautionary at MacIvor's [the private airstrip]. He said 'Roger.' When I saw him he was already heading southeast towards MacIvor's Field, and approximately 1 mile southeast of me." The next radio transmission the pilot of N4376N said, "...no temperature on the back cylinder...I am a glider...as I watched he made what loo
Probable cause
the pilot's (owner/builder) inadvertent aerodynamic stall of the airplane after a total loss of engine power. Factors were the pilot's improper maintenance action and his lack of total experience in the airplane type.
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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.
