HALFMOON BAY, CA, USA
N287PH
Kolb Company TWINSTAR
THE PILOT STATED HE WAS DESCENDING IN A 270 DEGREE RIGHT TURN TO LAND ON TOP OF A HILL WHEN HE LET HIS AIRSPEED DROP TOO MUCH. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE HILL ON THE UPSLOPE SIDE. THE AIRCRAFT HAD NO REGISTRATION OR AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE. THERE WAS FUEL ON BOARD AT THE TIME AND EVIDENCE INDICATED THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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