# Accident 20061210029489A: Higher SUPERHORNET, Chandler, AR, December 10, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 2006, 09:52 local time
- Place: Chandler, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2578° N, 111.8253° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2578&lon=-111.8253&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45YB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45YB-2007-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Higher Class SUPER HORNET (registry code 060003B, https://openairdocs.org/model/higher-class-super-hornet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL series (registry code 55571, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HIGHER SUPERHORNET
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061210029489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE FOLLOWING CRASH OCCURRED ON DECEMBER 10, 2006 AT 0952 MST. THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, N45YB, S/N 060 MANUFACTURED BY HIGHER CLASS AVIATION, A SUPER HORNET, CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM CHANDLER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. N45YB DEPARTED RUNWAY 22R, ATTAINED 400 FEET ALTITUDE BEFORE ENCOUNTERING A RIGHT ROLL. WITNESSES SAID THE AIRCRAFT MADE TWO RIGHT HAND TURNS PRIOR TO IMPACTING FIELD. NO FIRE OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT UPON IMPACTING A DIRT BERM SLID ON THE R/H SIDE OF FUSELAGE UNTIL IT STOPPED. AT THIS POINT THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD FUEL IN THE WING TANKS, THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY PRIOR TO IMPACT. THE PILOT STATED IN POST ACCIDENT INTERVIEWS THAT HE EXPERIENCED THE AIRCRAFT ROLLING RIGHT ON PREVIOUS FLIGHTS. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ALSO INDICATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN NUMEROUS ADJUSTMENTS MADE BY HIGHER CLASS AVIATION AND HIMSELF TO TRY AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM. NO RECORDS WERE FOUND THAT DOCUMENTED THESE ADJUSTMENTS.

## 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 LAX07LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA055), Dec 10, 2006: Higher Class Super Hornet (N45YB), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of aircraft control for undetermined reasons.

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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