# Accident 20060718014949A: ELITEHOMEBUI, Hilo, HI, July 18, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2006, 15:05 local time
- Place: Hilo, HI
- Airport: Hilo General Lyman Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 19.6901° N, 155.0800° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.6901&lon=-155.0800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6111A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6111A-2006-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hammack Norman D ELITE (registry code 05610FH, https://openairdocs.org/model/hammack-norman-d-elite) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ELITEHOMEBUI
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 65 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060718014949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE ITO AIRPORT AND WAS MANEUVERING OVER THE BEACH JUST EAST OF THE AIRPORT. DURING A TURN THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO A FLIGHT CONTROL MALFUNCTION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 50' AGL AND BEGAN AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT THAT TERMINATED IN A CRASH NEAR A HIGHWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

## 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 LAX06LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA236), Jul 19, 2006: Hammack Air Command Elite (N6111A), Hilo, HI, destroyed. Probable cause: an in-flight separation of a control rod joint assembly, which resulted in the pilot's loss of control. The underlying reason for the separation could not be determined.

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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