Jodel D-9 N12HD

Summary

On 11 September 1985 at about 23:00 local time, a Jodel D-9 registered N12HD, operated by Robert H. Knosp, was involved in an accident near Okeechobee, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 September 1985 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Okeechobee, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

River Acres (NONE)

Coordinates

26.5306, -80.1907

Aircraft

Jodel D-9

Registration

N12HD

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Robert H. Knosp

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Okeeechobee → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA85FA251

1 person died.

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 PLT HAD FLOWN ONLY 4 HAS IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS IN A CESSNA 150 TYPE ACFT & HAD NEVER FLOWN A JODEL 09 BEFORE. THE PLT BOARDED THE ACFT, DECLINED A COCKPIT CHECK BY THE OWNER & MADE AN IMMEDIATE TAKE OFF. THE PLT TOOK OFF FROM THE GRASS STRIP WITHOUT PERFORMING ANY PREFLT CHECK, ENG RUN UP OR MAGCHECK. THE TAILWHEEL EQUIPPED EXPERIMENTAL ACFT WAS OBSERVED BY 2 PLT WITNESSES TO MAKE THE ENTIRE TAKE OFF RUN IN A 3 POINT ATTITUDE. THE ACFT CLIMBED AWAY FROM THE GROUND IN A VERY NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE, LEVELED OFF, THEN ENTER A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE AGAIN. THIS ERRATIC FLT PATH WAS REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO ENTER A STALL THEN SPIN TO THE GROUND FROM AN ALT OF 150 TO 200 FT. THE OWNER OF THE ACFT DESCRIBED THE ACFT AS EASY TO FLY BUT 'A LITTLE SENSITIVE ON THE CONTROLS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.