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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event CEN11CA667

2011-09-24 Lemars, Iowa, United States Airport · LRJ Minor 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N29RT

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

AGUSTAWESTLAND PHILADELPHIA AW139

Year of manufacture

2023

TCDS

R00002RD · LEONARDO S P A

Engine

P&W CANADA PT6C-67C (1679 hp)

Seats / Engines

17 seats · 2 engines

Last airworthiness date

20230210

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A2F4AA

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering.

Factual narrative

The pilot reported that as the airplane was climbing he started a turn and experienced slow aileron response. He stated that he encountered a gust of wind that lowered the left wing. He reduced engine power and the ailerons were still not responsive. He added engine power and attempted to level the airplane. The pilot said that he was unable to get the airplane out of an unrecognized stall and flew the airplane into the ground where it's fuselage sustained substantial damage. The pilot indicated that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane during the flight. The pilot reported that his last flight review was conducted in February 2006. The pilot reported that as the airplane was climbing he started a turn and experienced slow aileron response. He stated that he encountered a gust of wind that lowered the left wing. The pilot reduced engine power and the ailerons were still not responsive. He then added engine power and attempted to level the airplane. The pilot was unable to recover the airplane from an unrecognized stall and flew the airplane into the ground where its fuselage sustained substantial damage. The pilot indicated that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane during the flight. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).

  • C Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot - C

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2011_CEN11CA667.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

Related research

What the literature says.

Academic papers and agency reports matching this event's aircraft type or causal vocabulary (stall). Sourced from NASA NTRS, NTSB Safety Studies, FAA CAMI, AOPA Air Safety Institute, Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons, arXiv, and the Semantic Scholar academic graph.

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