SAINT ANSGAR, IA, USA
N12938
PIETENPAL AIR CAMPER
THE ACFT CRASHED FOLLOWING TKOF FROM AN ENROUTE STOP DURING A X-COUNTRY FLT. THE PLT'S FRIEND WITNESSED THE TAKEOFF. THE WITNESS SAID THE PLT WAVED AFTER TAKEOFF AND THEN THE ACFT MADE A SHARP LEFT BANK WITH WINGS WAGGLING. THE ACFT ROLLED LEVEL AND ENTERED ANOTHER LEFT TURN OF 180 DEGREES WITH MORE WING WAGGLING AND A ENTRY INTO A SPIN. PARTIAL RECOVERY WAS MADE AFTER ONE TURN PRIOR TO GROUND IMPACT. THE PLT STATED THE AILERON CONTROL JAMMED BUT HE SHOOK IT LOOSE AND MADE A NORMAL SPIN RECOVERY BUT HAD INSUFFICIENT ALT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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