Stall / Spin · NTSB WPR20LA118
Kolb FIRESTAR 2 — La Center, WA
| Date | April 6, 2020 |
| Location | La Center, WA |
| Aircraft | Kolb FIRESTAR 2 (amateur-built) |
| Purpose of flight | Personal |
| Conditions | Day · Visual Meteorological Cond |
| Phase / occurrence | Maneuvering-low-alt flying Aerodynamic stall/spin |
| Pilot age | 58 |
| Pilot total time | Unknown |
| Time in type | Unknown |
| Fatalities | 1 |
Probable cause
A loss of control for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
NTSB findings
- Not determined-Not determined-(general)-(general)-Unknown/Not determined
- Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
What happened
A witness observed the airplane maneuvering about 200 to 300 ft above the floor of a valley. The airplane was headed southwest then turned south flying above the tree line. The witness reported seeing the airplane make a sharp left turn and that it then stalled and collided with terrain in a near-vertical attitude. Impact damage precluded determination of the preimpact integrity of the airplane’s structure or its control systems. The airplane wreckage was sold before investigators were able to perform an examination.