Allenberg Swick BC 12-D accident near Winsted, MN
On July 16, 2003, an Allenberg Swick BC 12-D (airplane) was involved in an accident near Winsted, MN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 16, 2003
- Place
- Winsted, MN
- Aircraft
- Allenberg Swick BC 12-D · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 44.950°N, 94.067°W
- NTSB ID
- 20030722X01166
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 16, 2003, at 1515 central daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Allenberg Swick BC 12-D, N7895A, was destroyed on impact with terrain during climb from runway 09 (3,248 feet by 200 feet, turf) at Winsted Municipal Airport, Winsted, Minnesota. The airplane reportedly lost engine power at an altitude of 150-200 feet above ground level (AGL). Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight was not operating on a flight plan. The certified flight instructor (CFI) received fatal injuries, and the private pilot received serious injuries. The local flight was originating at the time of the accident. According to the private pilot, the purpose of the flight was to serve as a test flight after the airplane had undergone maintenance and for the private pilot to receive recent flight experience. The private pilot stated that he did not remember details of the accident flight. A witness stated that he saw the airplane lose power three times during the takeoff. At time of the last power loss, the airplane was about 150-200 feet AGL and at the end of runway 09. The airplane went straight ahead for a couple hundred feet without power and then banked left and down about 45 degrees. About 50 feet AGL, the wings leveled off without the airplane flaring. The airplane impacted the ground at a 45-degree angle and flipped over. During a telephone interview, the same witness said that the airplane first lost engine power when it was about 1/2 way down the runway and about 150-200 feet AGL. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The
Probable cause
The inadequate aircraft preflight by both pilots of the closed main fuel valve which led to fuel starvation of the engine. Additional causes were the lack of recent experience in the accident airplane and the inadvertent stall by both pilots after a loss of engine power.
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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.
