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FAA accident report · Wrbas CH601XL · Lewistown, MO · November 1, 2007

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Date
November 1, 2007 · 16:35 local
Place
Lewistown, MO
Airport
Sharpe Farms
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N634WB
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI08LA031
Reported as
Wrbas CH601XL
Reported engine
AMTR JABIRU3300
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
117 total1 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days
N634WBRegistration cancelled Jul 20, 2017 · WRB Associates ZODIAC 601 XLS/N 6-6358 · Built 2007Airframe modelWRB Associates ZODIAC 601 XLEngine modelJabiru 33004 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On nov. 01, 2007 at approximately 1635 hours local time, the pilot privacy data omitted departed Sharpe Farms Airport for the initial test flight of a newly certificated experimental aircraft. According to witness statements within minutes after departure, the pilot appeared to be on base leg just prior to the crash when the aircraft's left wing dipped and the aircraft crashed nose down into a milo field. The aircraft was inverted on impact with less than 10 feet of travel after ground impact. A post crash fire occurred after ground impact. The nose section of the fuselage burned badly. The wings and empennage were destroyed but did not burn. A flight control continuity check was performed and appeared to function as expected. The engine and propeller were evaluated also at the scene with the propeller showing signs of rotation at the time of impact. The pilot was the only person onboard the aircraft and was pronounced dead by the lewis county coroner privacy data omitted at 1745 hours local time.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOV. 01, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 1635 HOURS LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED SHARPE FARMS AIRPORT FOR THE INITIAL TEST FLIGHT OF A NEWLY CERTIFICATED EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT. ACCORDING TO WITNESS STATEMENTS WITHIN MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE, THE PILOT APPEARED TO BE ON BASE LEG JUST PRIOR TO THE CRASH WHEN THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING DIPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED NOSE DOWN INTO A MILO FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INVERTED ON IMPACT WITH LESS THAN 10 FEET OF TRAVEL AFTER GROUND IMPACT. A POST CRASH FIRE OCCURRED AFTER GROUND IMPACT. THE NOSE SECTION OF THE FUSELAGE BURNED BADLY. THE WINGS AND EMPENNAGE WERE DESTROYED BUT DID NOT BURN. A FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY CHECK WAS PERFORMED AND APPEARED TO FUNCTION AS EXPECTED. THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER WERE EVALUATED ALSO AT THE SCENE WITH THE PROPELLER SHOWING SIGNS OF ROTATION AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD BY THE LEWIS COUNTY CORONER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT 1745 HOURS LOCAL TIME.

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 CHI08LA031Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportLa Belle, MOThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent flight experience and his total lack of experience in the accident airplane model.Nov 1, 2007 · Destroyed