Denmark Mini-Max accident near Covington, GA
On July 3, 2005, a Denmark Mini-Max (airplane) was involved in an accident near Covington, GA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 3, 2005
- Place
- Covington, GA
- Aircraft
- Denmark Mini-Max · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.633°N, 83.849°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050707X00951
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 3, 2005, at 1220 eastern daylight time, a Denmark Mini-Max amateur-built experimental airplane, N11949, registered to and operated by the private pilot, collided with the ground shortly after takeoff from Covington Municipal Airport, Covington, Georgia. The personal flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The private pilot received fatal injuries, and the airplane was destroyed. The flight departed Covington Municipal Airport about 1218. According to the FAA inspector who responded to the scene, witnesses reported that the pilot was the builder of the airplane and that the accident flight was the airplane's first flight. The witnesses reported that, after the airplane took off from runway 10, it climbed slowly to about 100 to 200 feet of altitude. The witnesses reported hearing what sounded like engine power adjustments, and the airplane was near the end of the runway when it banked left about 30 degrees and made a 180-degree turn to the downwind. The airplane then banked to the left and dove straight into the ground. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot, age 57, held a private pilot certificate with a rating for airplane single-engine land. His most recent third-class airman medical certificate was issued May 4, 2000, with the restriction "holder shall wear corrective lenses." On his application for the medical certificate, the pilot reported "135 est." total flight hours with "2 est." flight hours within the past 6 months. The FAA inspector's review of the
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, uncontrolled descent, and subsequent collision with the ground.
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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.
