Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary DEN90DTG02

ERIE, ND, USA

Aircraft #1

N319ER

EUGENE N. RAUSCH RV-4

Analysis

FOLLOWING TAKEOFF IN HIS EXPERIMENTAL, HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT ENTERED A STEEP TURN. WITNESS AND IMPACT INFORMATION INDICATES THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 80 DEGREES FOLLOWED BY A DECREASING NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE JUST PRIOR TO GROUND IMPACT.

Probable Cause and Findings

AN INADVERTENT STALL.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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