Unknown SKY RAIDER UNREG

Summary

On 21 November 2004 at about 20:30 local time, a Unknown SKY RAIDER registered UNREG was involved in an accident near Rappahannock Ac, Virginia, 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.

Date

21 November 2004 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Rappahannock Ac, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

None

Coordinates

38.2400, -77.2483

Aircraft

Unknown SKY RAIDER

Registration

UNREG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rappahannock Ac → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC05LA020

1 person was seriously injured.

The uncertificated pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in a stall, and collision with terrain. A factor in this accident was the pilot's lack of total flight experience.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was practicing taxiing the airplane at a private airstrip, when it inadvertently became airborne. The pilot then elected to practice some approaches to the 1,400 foot-long, turf runway. He had been flying for about 10 to 15 minutes, and was in a right turn, at an altitude of about 150 feet, when the airplane "stalled." The airplane pitched down and impacted the ground. The pilot purchased the airplane about 2 years prior to the accident. He had not accumulated any flight time. The pilot had practiced taxiing the airplane for about 20 hours and intended to received some flight instruction at a later date. Examination of the airplane did not reveal any pre-impact malfunctions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.