Detrick Donald G DETRICK DA-2 accident near Oak Hill, FL
On November 15, 2022, a Detrick Donald G DETRICK DA-2 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Oak Hill, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 15, 2022
- Place
- Oak Hill, FL
- Aircraft
- Detrick Donald G DETRICK DA-2 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 28.854°N, 80.908°W
- NTSB ID
- 20221115106297
Official records · ERA23FA060
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 15, 2022, at 1530 eastern daylight time, an experimental amateur-built DA-2 airplane, N4307Q, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Oak Hill, Florida. The student pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. A witness, who was the seller of the accident airplane, stated that he purchased the airplane 2 years before, and that he had accrued only about 3 hours of flight experience in the airplane. He further stated that the airplane’s flight controls were “very sensitive.” He sold the airplane to the accident pilot on the morning of the accident. He said he asked the pilot if he had any tailwheel flight experience, and the pilot stated that he had “a few in a Champ.” The seller told the pilot that he should taxi the airplane up and down the runway a couple times to get familiar with it before he departed for his home airport. He heard the pilot taxiing, and then he heard the airplane’s engine advance to full power. Shortly thereafter, he heard the sound of impact. He did not witness the accident. Other witnesses who lived near the airport, reported seeing the accident airplane taxi up and down the runway several times, followed by a takeoff attempt at full engine power; the airplane never became airborne and instead veered left, departed the runway, and impacted a tree. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot, age 74, held a student pilot certificate, and reported 70 total hours of flight experience on his last Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) med
Probable cause
The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a tree.
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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.
