19970727019789A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrhy SNS-7 · Tomahawk, WI · July 27, 1997

Date: July 27, 1997
Place: Tomahawk, WI
Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N774HB
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI97LA225
Reported as: Amtrhy SNS7
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N774HBRegistration cancelled Dec 8, 1998 · Sorrell SNS-7S/N 204 Airframe modelSorrell SNS-7

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft performing airshow, coming out of a descending snap roll, unable to get full elevator response, crashed. (-23) on July 27, 1997, at 271820Z, a sorrell model sns-y, N774HB crashed into trees while being flown in aerobatic routine at Tomahawk regional airport, Tomahawk, WI. The pilot sustained no injuries and the aircraft was destroyed. No passengers were on board. The aircraft was being operated in an airshow flight by the owner, a commercial pilot with an airplane, single engine land rating, under 14 CFR part 91 when the accident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. At the end of a snap roll, the pilot experienced a turn to the left and complained of no elevator control. Altitude could not be maintained and, with the engine at full power, the aircraft crashed into trees. Investigation revealed good flight control continuity and no apparent mechanical defects.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT PERFORMING AIRSHOW, COMING OUT OF A DESCENDING SNAP ROLL, UNABLE TO GET FULL ELEVATOR RESPONSE, CRASHED. (-23) ON JULY 27, 1997, AT 271820Z, A SORRELL MODEL SNS-Y, N774HB CRASHED INTO TREES WHILE BEING FLOWN IN AEROBATIC ROUTINE AT TOMAHAWK REGIONAL AIRPORT, TOMAHAWK, WI. THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. NO PASSENGERS WERE ON BOARD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED IN AN AIRSHOW FLIGHT BY THE OWNER, A COMMERCIAL PILOT WITH AN AIRPLANE, SINGLE ENGINE LAND RATING, UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. AT THE END OF A SNAP ROLL, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A TURN TO THE LEFT AND COMPLAINED OF NO ELEVATOR CONTROL. ALTITUDE COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED AND, WITH THE ENGINE AT FULL POWER, THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TREES. INVESTIGATION REVEALED GOOD FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY AND NO APPARENT MECHANICAL DEFECTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI97LA225Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTomahawk, WIThe pilot encountered a tailplane stall. The factors involved were the pilot conducted a low altitude flight maneuver and encountered engine torque effect.Jul 27, 1997 · Destroyed