David Nielson ISON HI-MAX 1700 N105DN
30 October 2004 · Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 30 October 2004 at about 14:45 local time, a David Nielson ISON HI-MAX 1700 registered N105DN, operated by James G. Paine, was involved in an accident near Hendersonville, North Carolina, 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 14:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hendersonville (0A7)
- Coordinates
- 35.3128, -82.4333
- Aircraft
- David Nielson ISON HI-MAX 1700
- Registration
- N105DN
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- James G. Paine
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Flight Test
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hendersonville → Hendersonville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL05LA017
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 airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, shortly after takeoff for the airplane's first test flight, the wind increased to approximately 25 knots. Climbout was normal, but with the increased wind, the airplane was increasingly harder to control. After turning crosswind at about 100 feet altitude, the airplane was caught in a wind shear, and he could not control the airplane. However, according to several witnesses, the airplane took off in calm winds. Witnesses stated that approximately 100 feet above ground level, the airplane banked 50 degrees left, the left wing dropped, and the airplane spun to the left about one-half turn before colliding with the ground. On-scene examination of the airplane found that it had collided with the ground in a steep nose down attitude.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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