# Accident 20061022023489A: Amtr BAKENGDUCE, South Boston, VA, October 22, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 2006, 18:00 local time
- Place: South Boston, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6667° N, 79.1667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6667&lon=-79.1667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91BK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91BK-2012-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bishop Frank BAKENG DUCE (registry code 05650P7, https://openairdocs.org/model/bishop-frank-bakeng-duce) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR BAKENGDUCE
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061022023489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT, N91BK, AMATEUR BUILT BAKENG DUCE, SN #638, HAD BEEN LOCATED ON 10/24/06, IN APPOMATTOX, VIRGINIA, AT 1146 HOURS, WITH THE SOLE OCCUPANT (PILOT) DECEASED. THE PILOT'S DESTINATION WAS GREENSBORO, NC (GSO). THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN LOST SINCE 10/22/06. AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 HOURS, ON 10/22/06, WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPT AN APPROACH TO AN ULTRALIGHT FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE BLOWN OFF COURSE, CLIMBED OUT, BANKED HARD TO THE RIGHT AND CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA. AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND LAYING ON ITS RIGHT SIDE, BROKEN TREE BRANCHES WERE NOTED OVERHEAD. THE WINGS, FUEL TANKS, AND FORWARD FUSELAGE SECTIONS WERE DESTROYED. THE ENGINE WAS PARTIALLY BURIED IN THE GROUND. FORWARD AND AFT AIRSPEED INDICATORS DISPLAYED APPROXIMATELY 135 KNOTS. ACCORDING TO AIRMEN RECORDS, THE PILOT WAS ISSUED A THIRD CLASS MEDICAL ON 5/1/06. THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE AN INSTRUMENT RATING, AND HAD ACCUMULATED APPROXIMATELY 300 FLIGHT HOURS. THE TOTAL TIME IN AIRCRAFT MAKE/MODEL IS UNKNOWN. THE WEATHER, FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, WAS 100' CEILING WITH FOG. THE LIGHT CONDITIONS WERE DUSK. THE REPORTED VISIBILITY WAS 5 MILES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 NYC07LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA011), Oct 22, 2006: Bishop Bakeng Duce (N91BK), South Boston, VA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a go-around, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Contributing was the deteriorating weather and diminishing light conditions, the pilot's decision…

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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