PORTERVILLE, CA, USA
N9192V
STEPHENSON U-2
DURING A PLEASURE FLIGHT, WHILE SOARING WITH THE ENGINE AT IDLE, THE FLYING WING MOTOR GLIDER INADVERTENTLY ENTERED A STALL. THE PILOT DID NOT RECOVER FROM THE STALL AND THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO SPIN. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AGL. HE THEN REGAINED ABOUT 200 FEET OF ALTITUDE; HOWEVER, WHEN POWER WAS APPLIED, THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A GRAPE VINEYARD. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS PREVIOUS TO THIS FLIGHT BUT THOUGHT HE HAD RESOLVED THEM.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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