2 fatal · CESSNA 180 · 2014-09-01 · North Hampton, NH, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA14FA417
Event ID
20140901X20808
Type
Accident
Date
2014-09-01
Location
North Hampton, NH, USA
Coordinates
42.962776, -70.83139
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
CESSNA
Model
180
Registration
N6510A
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to ensure the airplane maintained adequate airspeed during the initial climb and the subsequent exceedance of its critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s impairment due to a sedating antihistamine, which led to his decision to possibly allow the passenger to attempt the takeoff, and his delayed remedial action to lower the nose when the airplane began to pitch up too much.