Pilot Debrief

HI-Max 1700R near Windham, NH — 2009-02-17

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Date
2009-02-17
Location
Windham, NH, USA
Aircraft
HI-Max 1700R
Registration
UNREG
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Serious
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The non-certificated pilot's failure to maintain clearance from houses while flying an unregistered experimental, amateur-built airplane.

NTSB narrative

The non-certificated pilot was flying an unregistered experimental, amateur-built airplane. The husband of the pilot informed a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector that his wife departed from a pond covered with ice. His wife flew around the local area, just above the trees, at 200 feet. The airplane was heading towards a housing area and pulled up just before it collided with the roof of a private residence. The airplane glanced off the roof, hit another residence, and came to rest on the ground inverted. The pilot informed her husband that the rudder on the airplane was stuck. Examination of the airplane by the FAA inspector revealed no anomalies with the airplane.

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