Macleod HOMEBUILT accident near Springfield, OH
On February 19, 2017, a Macleod HOMEBUILT (airplane) was involved in an accident near Springfield, OH. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 19, 2017
- Place
- Springfield, OH
- Aircraft
- Macleod HOMEBUILT · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.916°N, 83.704°W
- NTSB ID
- 20170222X25314
Official records · CEN17FA108
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn February 19, 2017, about 1600 eastern standard time, an experimental amateur-built airplane, N62888, was destroyed when it impacted terrain about 470 ft south of a private grass airstrip in Springfield, Ohio. The private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was privately owned and was being operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal local flight, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight originated from the grass airstrip at an unknown time. Multiple witnesses saw the airplane flying low about treetop height heading east. Two witnesses stated that the airplane's nose pitched up, and then the airplane descended to the ground. One witness stated that the airplane "began to sway and lost control." Another witnesses reported that the airplane made a "spiral turn" as it descended. According to a third witness, he heard "a loud motor revving," looked up, and saw the airplane in a nose dive; he heard the engine until just before the airplane impacted the ground. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONThe pilot held a private pilot certificate with an airplane single-engine land rating that was issued on September 20, 2015. The pilot also held an airframe and powerplant mechanic certificate. His Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) third-class medical certificate was issued August 13, 2015, with no limitations. The pilot's logbook indicated that he had 281 hours of flight experience as of November 15, 2016, which was the date of the last entry in the logbook. Accor
Probable cause
The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of airplane control at an altitude too low for a safe recovery.
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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.
