Canadian Car & Foundry HARVARD MARK IV N15795
11 August 1991 · Ida Grove, Iowa, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 11 August 1991 at about 20:10 local time, a Canadian Car & Foundry HARVARD MARK IV registered N15795, operated by Mack Stevens ORR, was involved in an accident near Ida Grove, Iowa, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 20:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ida Grove, Iowa, United States
- Coordinates
- 42.3399, -95.4704
- Aircraft
- Canadian Car & Foundry HARVARD MARK IV
- Registration
- N15795
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mack Stevens ORR
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Storm Lake → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI91DCD02
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE AIRPLANE WAS PART OF A FLIGHT OF 'ZEROS' IN A LOW-ALTITUDE RACETRACK CLOSED PATTERN CONDUCTING SIMULATED STRAFING RUNS DURING A REENACTMENT OF THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR. THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED TO STALL DURING THE DOWNWIND-TO-BASE SEGMENT AND SPIN INTO THE GROUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Canadian Car & Foundry HARVARD accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul 1998 | Canadian Car & Foundry HARVARD MK IV | Dyersville, Iowa, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1999 | Canadian Car & Foundry HARVARD MK IV | McKinney, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 May 2007 | Canadian Car & Foundry HARVARD MK IV | Peachtree City, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 2016 | Canadian Car & Foundry HARVARD | Somerset, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 2024 | Canadian Car & Foundry HARVARD MK IV | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 2024 | Canadian Car & Foundry HARVARD MK IV | Modesto, California, United States | PAY IT Forward Aviation LLC | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 1991 | Heal SONERAI-I | Davenport, Iowa, United States | R.w. Leonard | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Aug 1991 | Tullis TIERRA II | Ottumwa, Iowa, United States | Randy L. Saner | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 May 1991 | Piper J3 | Creston, Iowa, United States | MKI Incorporated | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1991 | Piper PA-46-310P | Sioux Center, Iowa, United States | Interstate Elect. & ENG. Co. | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 May 1991 | Cessna 172E | Grundy Center, Iowa, United States | Robert Willett | No injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1991 | Beechcraft C-23 | Burlington, Iowa, United States | Univ. of IL. Board of Trustees | Minor injuries | - |