Needham GLASTAR N37JN

Summary

On 30 August 1998 at about 23:30 local time, a Needham GLASTAR registered N37JN was involved in an accident near Allison, Iowa, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 August 1998 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Allison, Iowa, United States

Nearest airport

Allison Municipal Airport (K98)

Coordinates

42.7493, -92.7903

Aircraft

Needham GLASTAR

Registration

N37JN

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI98LA346

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was performing short field takeoffs and landings. The airplane was on final approach, approximately 25 to 50 feet above the ground, at an airspeed of 50 miles per hour, and in a high angle of attack, when the pilot reduced power to descend for a short field landing. The airplane immediately stalled and impacted on the runway. Examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.