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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr SKY RANGER II · Rock Hill, SC · October 16, 2008

Date: October 16, 2008 · 10:30 local
Place: Rock Hill, SC
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N75684
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA09LA019
Reported as: Amtr Skyrangerii
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N75684Registration cancelled Mar 25, 2009 · Hargett Theodore M SKY RANGER IIS/N SKR0211263 Airframe modelHargett Theodore M SKY RANGER II

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What happened

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(-23) The aircraft was found nosed into the ground and showed all signs of a stall/spin from low altitude. There were no witnesses to the accident but it is believed the accident happened one and half hours before it was discovered. The aircraft received substantial damage and the pilot injuries were fatal.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND NOSED INTO THE GROUND AND SHOWED ALL SIGNS OF A STALL/SPIN FROM LOW ALTITUDE. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT BUT IT IS BELIEVED THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ONE AND HALF HOURS BEFORE IT WAS DISCOVERED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT INJURIES WERE FATAL.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ERA09LA019Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportRock Hill, SCThe non-certificated pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and a subsequent impact with the ground. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's lack of training and his impairment due to recent use of marijuana.Oct 16, 2008 · Substantial damage