MINR · Bruce E. Hotz Wind Wagon · 2007-03-19 · Leesburg, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
MIA07CA061
Event ID
20070525X00637
Type
Accident
Date
2007-03-19
Location
Leesburg, FL, USA
Coordinates
28.822778, -81.809165
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Bruce E. Hotz
Model
Wind Wagon
Registration
N9017M
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to abort the takeoff after recognizing that the engine rpm was 760 less than desired after becoming airborne, and the inability of the airplane to maintain a positive rate of climb resulting in a controlled descent, and in-flight collision with a concrete blast type fence. A factor in the accident was the in-flight encounter with turbulence.