Wood-Oldfield BABY GREAT LAKES N2039

Summary

On 2 July 1989 at about 15:55 local time, a Wood-Oldfield BABY GREAT LAKES registered N2039, operated by Begley, Paul J., was involved in an accident near Clermont, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 July 1989 at 15:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Clermont, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Seminole Lake Glider Port

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Wood-Oldfield BABY GREAT LAKES

Registration

N2039

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Begley, Paul J.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Zellwood → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA89FA181

1 person died.

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE AIRCRAFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO FLY OVER THE ARPT FROM NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST & ENTER A DESCENDING RGT TURN (DOWNWIND) TO A BASE & FINAL APCH. WHILE FLYING AT SLOW SPEED ON FINAL APCH, THE ENG WAS HEARD TO HESITATE, THEN INCREASE IN POWER. THE ACFT'S RIGHT WING THEN DROPPED & THE PLANE ENTERED A SPIN TO THE RIGHT, FROM WHICH IT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE ACFT WAS FOUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.