Wormley WIZARD/T-38 N4415V

Summary

On 14 September 1983 at about 01:30 local time, a Wormley WIZARD/T-38 registered N4415V, operated by VAL JAY McCullough, was involved in an accident near Spanish Fork, Utah, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 September 1983 at 01:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Spanish Fork, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Spanish Fork (U77)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Wormley WIZARD/T-38

Registration

N4415V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

VAL JAY McCullough

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN83FTM07

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AFTER A STALL AT ABOUT 75 FT AFL DURING TAKEOFF. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 30 AFTER A GROUND ROLL OF ABOUT 200 FT, STARTED TO CLIMB, AND AT ABOUT 75 FT NOTICED HE WAS FLYING TOO SLOW, HE FELT A BUFFET AND PUSHED AND STICK FORWARD AND REDUCED POWER TO PREVENT A POWER ON STALL. THE AIRCRAFT FELL TO THE GROUND AT ABOUT 4 DEG NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.