ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 187773
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| Date: | Monday 30 May 2016 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Criquet Storch FI-156 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N429BB |
| MSN: | CS 09008 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2012 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 105 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912ULS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fordsville, KY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Falls of Rough, KY (2I3) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot, who was exercising sport pilot privileges, departed on a personal flight in his recently purchased experimental, amateur-built airplane, and, when he did not arrive at his intended destination, a search was initiated. The wreckage was spotted 2 days later in a heavily wooded area about 6.7 nautical miles from the departure airport. Examination of the accident site revealed damage to trees consistent with a steep descent to ground impact, with no evidence of any bird remains in the vicinity wreckage area. The airplane sustained extensive thermal damage from a postcrash fire; however, examination of the remaining portions of the airframe, flight controls, engine, and engine accessories revealed no evidence of pre-impact failure or malfunction.
The pilot had undergone 4-vessel coronary artery bypass grafting and had a history of hypertension and high cholesterol, which placed him at increased risk for an acute cardiac event such as another heart attack, angina, or an arrhythmia that could have cause symptoms ranging from chest pain and shortness of breath to palpitations and loss of consciousness. However, it could not be determined from the limited information available from the autopsy whether he was impaired or incapacitated at the time of the accident. Therefore, the reason for the steep descent could not be determined based on available evidence.
Probable Cause: The steep descent to ground impact for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N429BB
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Photo: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2016 08:21 | gerard57 | Added |
| 01-Jun-2016 08:23 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jun-2016 11:03 | Chieftain | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 01-Jun-2016 18:03 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jun-2016 17:26 | Geno | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 02-Jun-2016 17:27 | Geno | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-May-2018 13:44 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Registration, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2018 13:55 | harro | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 29-Jul-2020 08:21 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Accident report, ] |
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