Crash location | Unknown |
Nearest city | Wharton, TX
29.311637°N, 96.102737°W |
Tail number | N7037K |
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Accident date | 13 Jul 1989 |
Aircraft type | LOWE/BENSEN KB-2 |
Additional details: | None |
POOR JUDGEMENT BY THE STUDENT PILOT BY PERFORMING EXCESSIVE/LOW ALTITUDE MANEUVERS, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT CLEARANCE (ALTITUDE) ABOVE THE OPEN FIELD. HIS LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRCRAFT WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.