ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41186
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| Date: | Monday 31 March 1986 |
| Time: | 14:45 |
| Type: | Aeromarine Skyote |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N106DC |
| MSN: | 23 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 51 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235C2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | St. Louis, MO -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT BUILT THE HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE FROM DATA OBTAINED FROM SKYOTE AEROMARINE LTD. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRPLANE HAD 51 HOURS ON IT AND THE PILOT/BUILDER HAD FLOWN ALL OF THE 51 HOURS. ON THIS FLIGHT HE WAS OBSERVED TO DEPART ON RUNWAY 16, FLY OUT FOR OVER A MILE, MAKE AN ABRUPT 180 DEGREE TURN WITH THE WINGS BANKED 90 DEGREES. THE WINGS WERE LEVELED FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND THEN THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A LEFT NOSEDOWN SPIRAL. AFTER ONE COMPLETE TURN, THE AIRPLANE STOPPED TURNING BUT CONTINUED IN A 70 TO 80 DEGREES NOSEDOWN ATTITUDE UNTIL IT COULD NO LONGER BE SEEN DUE TO TREES IN THE LINE OF SIGHT. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED IN A WIDE OPEN, LEVEL FIELD, ALMOST STRAIGHT DOWN. NO PREIMPACT PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE COULD BE FOUND. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X33139
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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