# Accident 20090808016439A: Stumpb KOLBM3X, Calhoun, TN, August 8, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2009, 11:00 local time
- Place: Calhoun, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2717° N, 84.7217° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2717&lon=-84.7217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2456, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2456-2017-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stump Bradley KOLB M3X (registry code 056230P, https://openairdocs.org/model/stump-bradley-kolb-m3x) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Hirth 3500 series (registry code 33734, https://openairdocs.org/engine/hirth-3500-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STUMPB KOLBM3X
- Reported engine: HIRTH 3503EFI
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA450](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA450) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090808016439A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  WITNESS OBSERVED AIRCRAFT DOING SEVERAL RETURN TO TARGET (WING OVER) MANEUVERS BELOW 1000 FEET AGL ON THE THIRD MANEUVER THE AIRCRAFT WENT OVER ON ITS BACK AND NEVER RECOVERED IT ENTERED THE TREES IN A NEAR VERTICAL POSITION AND IT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NEAR VERTICAL POSITION, BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE KILLED.  AIRCRAFT IS EXPERIMENTAL LIGHT SPORT NOT CERTIFIED FOR AIRBATICS.

## 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 ERA09LA450](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA450), Aug 8, 2009: Stump Bradley Kolb (N2456), Calhoun, TN, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to perform aerobatics at a low altitude and his failure to maintain control of the airplane while performing aerobatics.

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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