Malkin Roy K SEAREY N242RM

Summary

On 4 June 2011 at about 23:37 local time, a Malkin Roy K SEAREY registered N242RM, operated by Malkin ROY K, was involved in an accident near Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 June 2011 at 23:37

Classification

Accident

Location

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Nearest airport

Crystal Airport (MIC)

Coordinates

45.0619, -93.3539

Aircraft

Malkin Roy K SEAREY

Registration

N242RM

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Malkin ROY K

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Minneapolis → Minneapolis

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11LA374

2 people were seriously injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Contributing to the accident was the degraded engine performance due to the improper servicing and maintenance of the fuel system.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to an air traffic controller, shortly after takeoff, approximately 50 to 100 feet above ground level, the pilot contacted the tower controller and stated "...we're gonna," and the transmission ended. The tower controller said that when the airplane reached the departure end of the runway, the airplane entered a left bank and impacted terrain. The airplane came to rest inverted, adjacent to the runway. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the engine's fuel system contained brownish fluid, consistent with old and dirty automotive fuel. The pilot stated that he did not service the airplane with fuel prior to takeoff and that the airplane hadn’t been flown in at least 6 months. A postaccident examination revealed that the fuel system hoses were cracked and degraded, and one fuel line was improperly modified. Further, a conditional inspection of the airplane had not been completed in the previous 3 years. The engine was test run postaccident with fresh automotive fuel, and it ran normally for about 5 minutes at various power settings. Based on the tower controller's description of the accident sequence, it is likely the airplane entered an aerodynamic stall shortly after takeoff. It is also likely that the improper servicing and maintenance of the fuel system could have contributed to degraded engine performance.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.