N41DH is a 1972 Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 2 seats, powered by a Dehav Eng GIPSY MAJOR rated at 140 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Windsor, CO. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Feb 1972. It has been registered to its current owner since Nov 2022. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 54 years old
- 1 of 54 Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A
2022
1972
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The pilot and pilot-rated-passenger intended to complete a personal cross-country flight with variable wind about 6 knots at the departure airport. The pilot noted the windsock nearest the airplane indicated a tailwind, but the other windsocks farther down the runway indicated a headwind or crosswind. During takeoff, the airplane became airborne faster than expected and climbed well, so the pilot made an early right turn over airport hangars. The airplane’s upper wing slats fluttered which indicated to the pilot that the airspeed was low, then they “came out hard,” which indicated the airplane was near a stall. The pilot ensured the throttle was full forward and decreased pitch attitude to maintain airspeed but felt like the airplane “was being forced down.” Unable to maintain altitude, and with no suitable forced landing area, he maneuvered the airplane to collide with the side of a hangar and the ground, then it nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, and empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Airport surveillance video showed the airplane at low altitude and appeared to climb until it overflew airport hangars. The airplane maintained a climb pitch attitude as it descended into the hangars.
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