# Accident 20080127014429A: Freebi SPORTLITE103, Mccullough, AL, January 27, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 2008, 16:30 local time
- Place: Mccullough, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1667° N, 87.5250° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1667&lon=-87.5250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75474, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75474-2018-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Free Bird SPORTLITE 103 (registry code 05904K6, https://openairdocs.org/model/free-bird-sportlite-103) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FREEBI SPORTLITE103
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080127014429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) NON-CERTIFICATED PILOT FLYING A NON-CERTIFICATED ELSA CRASHED, FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, INTO THE GROUND AND SUBSEQUENTLY CAUGHT FIRE.

## 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 NYC08LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA087), Jan 27, 2008: Unknown Free Bird Sportlite (N75474), McCullough, AL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The non-certificated pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering. Contributing to the accident was the non-certificated pilot's improper decision to conduct a flight prior to the…

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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