1 fatal · Davis CHALLENGER I CW · 1996-07-02 · PASO ROBLES, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX96LA258
Event ID
20001208X06274
Type
Accident
Date
1996-07-02
Location
PASO ROBLES, CA, USA
Coordinates
35.609203, -120.760696
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Davis
Model
CHALLENGER I CW
Registration
N75489
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the owner/builder/pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to drugs which led to his improper handling of the airplane and failure to maintain an adequate airspeed margin above stall speed, resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin. A factor which contributed to the accident was the owner/builder/pilot's use of an inadequate adhesive material in the construction of the airplane which resulted in a portion of the wing root surface skin to debond, separate, and impact a propeller blade, which also separated.