Iniziative Industriali Italian Sky Arrow 650 TC accident near Placerville, CA
On December 8, 2003, an Iniziative Industriali Italian Sky Arrow 650 TC (airplane) was involved in an accident near Placerville, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- December 8, 2003
- Place
- Placerville, CA
- Aircraft
- Iniziative Industriali Italian Sky Arrow 650 TC · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 38.724°N, 120.756°W
- NTSB ID
- 20031212X02022
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 8, 2003, about 0655 Pacific standard time, an Iniziative Industrali Sky Arrow 650 TC, N14XL, collided with terrain during takeoff at the Placerville Airport, Placerville, California. The airplane was owned and operated by the private pilot under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot was fatally injured and the airplane was substantially damaged. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the personal cross-country flight that was originating at the same time with an intended destination of Palo Alto, California. The pilot's wife stated that he had called her about 0650 to say that he was preparing to depart for Palo Alto, California. About that time a witness reported seeing a red and white airplane with a pusher propeller taxiing to the runway. About 1100, a pilot arriving into Placerville Airport noticed an airplane off the runway to the south. He reported it to the airport operations manager. The manager located the airplane and notified rescue agencies. No reports of an Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) beacon signal were received. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot was issued his private pilot certificate on October 1, 1992. His logbook records total single engine flight time of 652 hours and 172 hours in the Sky Arrow. The pilot's last biannual flight review was on March 27, 2002. The pilot obtained his third-class medical on May 22, 2003, with a corrective lens restriction. He regularly commuted on Monday's from Placerville Airport to Palo Alto Airport. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION The airplane was a tw
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to fully remove an accumulation of ice and frost on the wings, which led to an inadvertent stall/mush and collision with the ground. A factor in the accident was the pilot's failure to correctly configure the flaps for takeoff.
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