HARTFORD, VT, USA
N898KG
DENNEY AIRCRAFT BEHN KIT FOX III
THE PILOT MISREAD THE TERRAIN AND INITIATED AN APPROACH TO RISING TERRAIN. HE MADE A GO AROUND AND WAS UNABLE TO LOWER THE NOSE ENOUGH TO ACCELERATE. DURING THE GO AROUND, THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A STALL/SPIN. IN ADDITION, THE WINDS WERE GUSTY AND THE AIRPLANE WAS FLYING THROUGH TURBULENT AIR.
AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE AN IMPROPERLY PLANNED APPROACH BY THE PILOT, THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ATTAIN AND MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED, RISING TERRAIN, AND TURBULENT AIR CONDITIONS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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