SERS · BALKEMA/BOVEN KESTREL HAWK · 1991-10-31 · WEST MEMPHIS, AR, USA
Event
NTSB number
FTW92LA016
Event ID
20001212X18305
Type
Accident
Date
1991-10-31
Location
WEST MEMPHIS, AR, USA
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
BALKEMA/BOVEN
Model
KESTREL HAWK
Registration
N601AS
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO ENTER AN INADVERTENT STALL DURING FLARE AT EXCESSIVE ALTITUDE WHILE EXECUTING THE FORCED LANDING. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND UNAUTHORIZED PERSON PERFORMED CARBURETOR MAINTENANCE ADJUSTMENTS PRIOR TO FLIGHT, AND THE USE OF AN IMPROPER GRADE FUEL.