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FAA accident report · Amtr STEEN SKYBOLT · Camdenton, MO · February 4, 2001

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Date
February 4, 2001 · 12:18 local
Place
Camdenton, MO
Airport
Camdenton Memorial Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N50BW
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI01FA077
Reported as
Amtr Steenskybolt
N50BWRegistration cancelled Aug 17, 2001 · Watson STEEN SKYBOLTS/N W-001Airframe modelWatson STEEN SKYBOLT

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What happened

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

(-23)Witnesses reported the aircraft traveling south over Camdenton Memorial Airport (H21), at a low altitude, performing a "barrel row", then attempting a "loop", when the aircraft crashed. The aircraft impacted the ground in a northerly direction, approximately 30 feet west of the taxiway. The wreckage was distributed within a confined area, due to the acute impact angle. There was extensive compressive buckling to the fuselage structure as a result of the impact. The pilot and front seat passenger were fatally injured. On scene investigation confirmed command continuity to flight and engine controls. Engine inspection revealed compression, suction, and valve train continuity on all cylinders. Fuel was present in the fuel servo and the magnetos were found to produce spark. The forensic toxicology report, dated April 17, 2001, from Dr. Canfield of the civil aeromedical institute, indicates that the drug, citalopram, was present in the pilot. Coroner's report not available at this time. This accident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)WITNESSES REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELING SOUTH OVER CAMDENTON MEMORIAL AIRPORT (H21), AT A LOW ALTITUDE, PERFORMING A "BARREL ROW", THEN ATTEMPTING A "LOOP", WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION, APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET WEST OF THE TAXIWAY. THE WRECKAGE WAS DISTRIBUTED WITHIN A CONFINED AREA, DUE TO THE ACUTE IMPACT ANGLE. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE COMPRESSIVE BUCKLING TO THE FUSELAGE STRUCTURE AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT. THE PILOT AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. ON SCENE INVESTIGATION CONFIRMED COMMAND CONTINUITY TO FLIGHT AND ENGINE CONTROLS. ENGINE INSPECTION REVEALED COMPRESSION, SUCTION, AND VALVE TRAIN CONTINUITY ON ALL CYLINDERS. FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE FUEL SERVO AND THE MAGNETOS WERE FOUND TO PRODUCE SPARK. THE FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY REPORT, DATED APRIL 17, 2001, FROM DR. CANFIELD OF THE CIVIL AEROMEDICAL INSTITUTE, INDICATES THAT THE DRUG, CITALOPRAM, WAS PRESENT IN THE PILOT. CORONER'S REPORT NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. THIS ACCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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 CHI01FA077Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCamdenton, MOThe pilot not maintaining altitude/clearance from terrain during the low altitude maneuver. Factors were the wind gusts and the low altitude maneuver the pilot performed.Feb 4, 2001 · Destroyed

Other reports on N50BW · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19930906038259IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Salisbury, NCEngine lost all power and prop was windmilling after performing a loop. Unable to restart. Forced landing.Sep 6, 1993 · Minor damage