Veith Kolb Sling Shot accident near Goodview, MN
On July 24, 2001, a Veith Kolb Sling Shot (airplane) was involved in an accident near Goodview, MN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 24, 2001
- Place
- Goodview, MN
- Aircraft
- Veith Kolb Sling Shot · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 44.041°N, 91.650°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010803X01594
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 24, 2001, at 1346 central daylight time, an amateur-built Veith Kolb Sling Shot, N56CV, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage during a collision with the terrain while performing a forced landing near Goodview, Minnesota. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight departed Mankato, Minnesota, at an undetermined time and had the intended destination of Winona Municipal Airport (ONA), Winona, Minnesota. A witness reported hearing the airplane over his residence and estimated the airplane's altitude to be approximately 150 feet. The witness stated that he heard the airplane's engine quit operating, after which the airplane turned to the right traveling out of his view. The witness reported he heard the impact of the accident, called 911, and responded to the accident site. The witness stated that when he arrived at the accident site there was fuel draining from a fuel line that was attached to a "red gas can". Another witness reported hearing the airplane's engine quit operating and observed the airplane "gliding" over the empty field in which the accident occurred. The witness reported the airplane made a "sharp turn to the left, stalled and impacted in the field." The witness stated that when he arrived at the accident site there were approximately four to five inches of fuel remaining in the main fuel tanks. The witness reported he had removed an additional "red fue
Probable cause
The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation caused by a blocked, unsecured, fuel vent line. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the forced landing which resulted in an inadvertent stall at a low altitude.
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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.
