Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Roscoe, South Dakota 57471
Friday, July 19, 1991 18:45 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

A WITNESS TO THE ACCIDENT OBSERVED THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE FLYING ABOUT 100' AGL. HE LOOKED AWAY BUT RETURNED HIS GAZE TO THE AIRPLANE WHEN HE HEARD THE ENGINE STOP. HE OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE PITCH 'STRAIGHT DOWN WITH ITS WINGS LEVEL' AND DESCEND INTO THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE WAS SERVICED JUST BEFORE THE FLIGHT WITH 12.6 GALLONS OF FUEL ADDED TO THE EMPTY LEFT TANK. APPROXIMATELY 1.5 TO 2 GALLONS WAS OBSERVED IN THE RIGHT TANK JUST PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT STALL AND INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION. ASSOCIATED FACTORS ARE THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT TOTAL EXPERIENCE AND INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 7/19/1991
Event Day of the Week Friday
Time of Event 1845
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City ROSCOE
Event State SOUTH DAKOTA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 57471
Event Date Year 1991
Event Date Month 7
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation --
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1850 Central Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 85
Weather Observation Facility ID ABR
Elevation of weather observation facility 1301
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 45
Time Zone of the weather observation CDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 25000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) --
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 150
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 9
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Fatal
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal 1
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency FAA
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1032
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time 0
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 44879
Date of most recent change to record Dec 12 2000 10:31AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N336DT
NTSB Number CHI91DTK03
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire Ground
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Wag-Aero, Inc.
Aircraft Model SUPER CUBY
Aircraft Series Identifier SUPER CUBY
Aircraft Serial Number 13662465
Certified Max Gross Weight 1500
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? Yes
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Unknown
Date of Last Inspection Jan 2 2000 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name
Aircraft Owner Street Address
Aircraft Owner City
Aircraft Owner State
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name RICHARD L. FUHRMANN
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address HCR 1, BOX 73
Operator City ROSCOE
Operator State SD
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 57471
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 1840
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Maneuvering
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Oct 10 2002 4:07PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 0
Runway Length --
Runway Width --
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --