# Accident 20040708016029A: Rhnflu EA300L, Boise, ID, July 8, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2004, 18:10 local time
- Place: Boise, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4228° N, 116.2231° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4228&lon=-116.2231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N609JW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N609JW-2015-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Extra Flugzeugbau EA 300/L (registry code 70218DG, https://openairdocs.org/model/extra-flugzeugbau-ea-300-l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series (registry code 41568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RHNFLU EA300L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,650 total, 360 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04FA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040708016029A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA04FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04FA127), Jul 9, 2004: Extra Flugzeugrau EA 300/L (N609JW), Boise, ID, destroyed. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain clearance with terrain during descent while conducting an aerobatic maneuver. Low altitude flight was a factor.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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