# Accident 20081006848299A: Holmes PREDATOR, Branson, MO, October 6, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2008, 07:19 local time
- Place: Branson, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6850° N, 93.3028° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6850&lon=-93.3028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N868S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N868S-2017-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Holmes William E PREDATOR (registry code 05903JS, https://openairdocs.org/model/holmes-william-e-predator) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOLMES PREDATOR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081006848299A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET, HE EXPERIENCED A COLLAPSE OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PARACHUTE (THE PARACHUTE UNLOCKING OR NOT LOCKING IN) AND THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND IMPACTED THE TREES.

## 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 CEN09CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA025), Oct 6, 2008: Holmes William E Predator (N868S), Branson, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Contributing to the accident was the wing's failure to open all cells for undetermined reasons and the trees near the runway.

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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