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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Rhnflu EA 300/L · Boise, ID · July 8, 2004

Date: July 8, 2004 · 18:10 local
Place: Boise, ID
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N609JW
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA04FA127
Reported as: Rhnflu EA300L
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,650 total360 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

N609JWRegistration cancelled May 13, 2015 · Extra Flugzeugbau EA 300/LS/N 033 · Built 1996 Airframe modelExtra Flugzeugbau EA 300/L Engine modelLycoming AEIO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft contacted ground while pilot was performing an aerobatic maneuver (at the bottom of a loop). Aircraft hit flat shearing main gear and right wing and almost completely shearing the empennage aft of the pilot's seat attachment. The tail section remained fairly intact. The aircraft fuselage came to rest inverted and the aircraft's engine came to rest ahead of aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT CONTACTED GROUND WHILE PILOT WAS PERFORMING AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER (AT THE BOTTOM OF A LOOP). AIRCRAFT HIT FLAT SHEARING MAIN GEAR AND RIGHT WING AND ALMOST COMPLETELY SHEARING THE EMPENNAGE AFT OF THE PILOT'S SEAT ATTACHMENT. THE TAIL SECTION REMAINED FAIRLY INTACT. THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE CAME TO REST INVERTED AND THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE CAME TO REST AHEAD OF AIRCRAFT.

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 SEA04FA127Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportBoise, IDThe failure of the pilot to maintain clearance with terrain during descent while conducting an aerobatic maneuver. Low altitude flight was a factor.Jul 9, 2004 · Destroyed