20041028027229A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr DR 107 · Fletcher, OK · October 28, 2004

Date: October 28, 2004 · 17:20 local
Place: Fletcher, OK
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N255HR
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW05LA012
Reported as: Amtr DR107
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,500 total

N255HRRegistration cancelled Jun 7, 2013 · Huber Robert M DR 107S/N 94-0255 · Built 2003 Airframe modelHuber Robert M DR 107 Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft was observed performing acrobatic maneuvers at high altitude. The aircraft entered a dive and performed a descending aileron roll. After completing the roll the aircraft failed to pull up before impacting the terrain at an approximate 75 degree nose down attitude. Pilot fatally injured and aircraft destroyed by post impact fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED PERFORMING ACROBATIC MANEUVERS AT HIGH ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A DIVE AND PERFORMED A DESCENDING AILERON ROLL. AFTER COMPLETING THE ROLL THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO PULL UP BEFORE IMPACTING THE TERRAIN AT AN APPROXIMATE 75 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. PILOT FATALLY INJURED AND AIRCRAFT DESTROYED BY POST IMPACT FIRE.

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 DFW05LA012Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportFletcher, OKThe pilot's inadequate planning/decision to conduct an aerobatic maneuver without sufficient altitude to recover.Oct 28, 2004 · Destroyed