Gillette BABY ACE N916MG
5 December 2001 · Spencerport, New York, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 5 December 2001 at about 18:43 local time, a Gillette BABY ACE registered N916MG was involved in an accident near Spencerport, New York, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:43
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Spencerport, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Private Airstrip (NONE)
- Coordinates
- 43.1799, -77.7992
- Aircraft
- Gillette BABY ACE
- Registration
- N916MG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Spencerport → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC02LA034
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during approach to the airport, 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
A witness observed the airplane about 200 feet above the ground, turning from base to final leg. It was in a steep bank, approximately 60 degrees. The witnessed remarked to his wife that the airplane was going to stall, and then he observed the airplane fly directly into the ground. The pilot was seriously injured, and did not recall the accident. Examination of the wreckage by an FAA inspector revealed that the right wing aileron cable was not secured in a pulley groove. However, emergency personnel had severed the wings during the rescue effort, and the FAA inspector could not determine if the cable dislodged before the accident or during the rescue effort.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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