Primary finding
Probable cause
Improper use of the flight controls by the prospective buyer, and the failure of the owner/operator to adequately supervise the prospective buyer. Factors related to the accident were the lack of experience in type of airplane for the prospective buyer, and the lack of a restraint system for the passenger.
Investigator assessment
Analysis narrative
The owner, seated in the right seat allowed a prospective buyer seated in the left seat to make the takeoff. After getting airborne, the airplane was observed to pitch up to a near vertical attitude, fall off on a wing and then strike the ground nose first. The prospective buyer had no previous time in the airplane, and was a private pilot with 150 hours total time. The owner/operator has less than 100 hours total time and was unrestrained in the airplane which was equipped with only one set of seat belts.
Source record
Factual narrative
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