Marshall CH601 HDS N18295

Summary

On 29 July 2010 at about 19:42 local time, a Marshall CH601 HDS registered N18295, operated by Robert J McDonald, was involved in an accident near Kapowsin, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, 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

29 July 2010 at 19:42

Classification

Accident

Location

Kapowsin, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Kapowsin Field (86WA)

Coordinates

47.0000, -122.2333

Aircraft

Marshall CH601 HDS

Registration

N18295

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Robert J McDonald

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kapowsin → Puyallup

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR10FA373

1 person died.

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall and loss of control during the initial climb.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

A family member reported that the pilot purchased the airplane about one month before the accident. The pilot had been conducting taxi tests until the day of the accident, which was his first flight in the airplane. Witnesses observed the airplane use most of the runway to takeoff. After liftoff, the airplane was at a high angle-of-attack and not climbing very fast. The pilot-rated passenger reported that the airplane attained an altitude of approximately 700 feet above ground level when the airplane stalled. The airplane then descended in a nose-low attitude to ground impact. Postaccident examination of the wreckage revealed no evidence of a pre-impact mechanical malfunction or failure.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.