Dova Aircraft Sro DV-1 SKYLARK N3503C

Summary

On 11 July 2011 at about 18:00 local time, a Dova Aircraft Sro DV-1 SKYLARK registered N3503C, operated by SkyView Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Placerville, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 July 2011 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Placerville, California, United States

Nearest airport

Placerville Airport (KPVF)

Coordinates

38.7206, -120.7547

Aircraft

Dova Aircraft Sro DV-1 SKYLARK

Registration

N3503C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

SkyView Aviation LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Red Bluff → Placerville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR11CA322

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that after taxiing onto the runway, he increased the airplane's throttle to the full forward position and started his takeoff roll. After reaching an airspeed of 55 knots, the front wheel lifted off the ground and began to shimmy. The pilot applied back pressure on the control stick to takeoff, and after reaching approximately 30 feet above the ground, the left wing of the airplane started to stall and the airplane rolled to the left. At this time, the pilot applied a right input on the control stick along with right pedal. However, the airplane continued to roll to the left and impacted the ground substantially damaging the airplane. The pilot reported there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that precluded its normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.