Kenneth West ARV 582 accident near Sebring, FL
On July 7, 2001, a Kenneth West ARV 582 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Sebring, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 7, 2001
- Place
- Sebring, FL
- Aircraft
- Kenneth West ARV 582 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 27.461°N, 81.348°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010712X01397
NTSB summary
On July 07, 2001, at 1217 eastern daylight time, a Kenneth West, ARV582 experimental airplane, N3395H, registered to and owned by the student pilot, collided with the ground shortly after takeoff at Sebring Regional Airport, in Sebring, Florida. The personal flight was conducted by the student pilot under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot received fatal injuries and the airplane sustained substantial damaged. The flight departed Sebring Regional Airport, in Sebring, Florida, at 1217. According to witness, he saw the airplane departing runway 18, and remarked that the airplane did not seem to be climbing out very well. He stated that the airplane only reached approximately 50 feet in altitude at the midfield of the runway. The witness then stated that he saw the airplane in a right wing low, nose down steep attitude. The experimental airplane collided with the ramp adjacent to the runway, and skidded approximately 125 feet. Examination of the accident site disclosed that the wreckage of the airplane was located on runway. The cockpit and instrument panel was displaced aft towards the pilot station. The right wing showed signs of wrinkling and buckling. The right wing aileron and flap assembly was still attached to the wing. The fuselage section was compressed forward towards the pilot station. The empennage section was broken at the fuselage section. The rudder was still attached to the vertical stabilizer, and elevator was still attached to the horizontal stabil
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain flying speed, followed by a subsequent inadvertent stall spin.
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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.
