Lakeland Ultralites Inc. KOLB MARK III accident near Clark, PA
On July 5, 1999, a Lakeland Ultralites Inc. KOLB MARK III (airplane) was involved in an accident near Clark, PA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 5, 1999
- Place
- Clark, PA
- Aircraft
- Lakeland Ultralites Inc. KOLB MARK III · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.279°N, 80.421°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X19335
NTSB summary
On July 4, 1999, about 2010 eastern daylight time, a homebuilt Kolb Mark III, N901JL, struck the surface of Shenango Lake, Clark, Pennsylvania. The non-certificated pilot and passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which originated from Brookfield Airpark, Brookfield, Ohio. No flight plan had been filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to interviews with inspectors from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the local police, the airplane had been kept at Brookfield Airpark. The last condition inspection had been completed on September 25, 1996. The owner had removed the certificate of registration and airworthiness from the airplane. He also reported that the key to the airplane and the helmets used by the pilot and passenger, were obtained from inside of a locked garage. The airport manager reported that about 1830 to 1845, he observed the airplane depart to the south, and then cross over the field to the north, after which he lost sight of the airplane. A witness stated: "...they had been on the water about 15 minutes when coming from under the causeway they saw the aircraft coming toward the causeway and pull up just missing the causeway. The aircraft started to loop and on the way down did not pull-up. The motor was running the same all the time...[the witness] stated that the boat had to be slowed down or it would have been hit by the aircraft." Another witness stated: "...he was on the west side of the causeway which crosses the Shenango Lake, when the aircraft later identifie
Probable cause
The pilot's improper decision to perform an aerobatic maneuver with inadequate altitude for recovery/clearance.
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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.
