SERS · MILLER MA-5 CHARGER · 1996-05-05 · KENNEWICK, WA, USA
Event
NTSB number
SEA96LA090
Event ID
20001208X05870
Type
Accident
Date
1996-05-05
Location
KENNEWICK, WA, USA
Coordinates
46.210525, -119.159873
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
MILLER
Model
MA-5 CHARGER
Registration
N36CM
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with the terrain. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's lack of total and recent flight experience.