Wolter Avid Flyer accident near Rush City, MN
On January 12, 2002, a Wolter Avid Flyer (airplane) was involved in an accident near Rush City, MN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- January 12, 2002
- Place
- Rush City, MN
- Aircraft
- Wolter Avid Flyer · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 45.679°N, 92.961°W
- NTSB ID
- 20020118X00088
Official records · CHI02LA062
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On January 12, 2002, at 1430 central standard time, an amateur built, experimental Wolter Avid Flyer, N4047M, sustained substantial damage when it departed controlled flight from about 150 feet agl and impacted the terrain. The pilot received fatal injuries. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight departed runway 16 (4,400 feet by 75 feet, asphalt) at Rush City Regional Airport (ROS), Rush City, Minnesota, on a local practice flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. A witness, who was a certified flight instructor and operated a flight school, reported the pilot had been practicing taxiing the airplane. The witness reported that he did not think the pilot intended to takeoff. He reported the pilot was taxiing on runway 34 when the wind caught the left wing of the airplane and it lifted off the runway. The witness reported the airplane turned sharply to the right and headed to the southeast. He reported the airplane had difficulty climbing, but it cleared the trees. Then the airplane turned into the wind and climbed to approximately 125-150 feet agl. The witness reported the airplane was making very little forward progress and that it "hovered" for approximately 15 to 20 seconds. The airplane then turned downwind. The witness reported the airplane stalled, but did not spin. He reported the airplane stalled and "pancaked" into the ground. The airplane wreckage came to rest about 175 feet from the initial point of impact. The witness reported the surface winds at ROS were about 12-15 knots out of the west. He reported the wind above the trees
Probable cause
The unqualified pilot inadvertently stalled the airplane. A factor was the unqualified pilot's lack of total experience.
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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.
