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NYC91DEK01

1991-09-07 · MARION, Ohio, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport M22

Current FAA registration · N42784

Make / Model
WINGATE TIMOTHY A RANS S-7 COURIER
Year of manufacture
1991 · 0 years old at event
Engine
JABIRU 2200 (85 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20230417
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A5192D

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE SEPARATION BEHIND A DEPARTING LARGER AIRCRAFT RESULTED IN TURBULENCE ENCOUNTER & SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF CONTROL.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 22, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING A LARGER AIRPLANE. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED INVERTED AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY IN A STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTIUTDE. WITNESSES STATED THAT THEY SAW ITS 'WINGS ROCKING' JUST BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE FAA FOUND NO FLIGHT CONTROL MALFUNCTIONS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_NYC91DEK01.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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