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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bobo Christ LOEHLE 5151 · Southern Pines, NC · October 17, 2010

Date: October 17, 2010 · 14:35 local
Place: Southern Pines, NC
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N838B
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA11LA023
Reported as: Bobo Christ Loehle 5151
Reported engine: ROTAX 503UL
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 520 total42 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N838BRegistration cancelled Jul 14, 2017 · Bobo Christopher J LOEHLE 5151S/N 5151-1573285 · Built 2009 Airframe modelBobo Christopher J LOEHLE 5151 Engine modelRotax 503UL2 cycle

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What happened

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

The aircraft eperienced an in-flight component failure while in level, cruise flight. Several witnesses reported seeing the aircraft wings flaping up and down prior to the impact and the pilot was heard on the radio stating that he had lost control of the aircraft. The pilot was attempting to make an emergency landing on a road when all control was lost and the aircraft crashed. The pilot was seriously injured and is still in the hospital undergoing surgeries. As a result, he has been unavailable for a detailed interview and has been unable to provide logbooks and other record for review. If needed the report will be ammended once these items are complete.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT EPERIENCED AN IN-FLIGHT COMPONENT FAILURE WHILE IN LEVEL, CRUISE FLIGHT. SEVERAL WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING THE AIRCRAFT WINGS FLAPING UP AND DOWN PRIOR TO THE IMPACT AND THE PILOT WAS HEARD ON THE RADIO STATING THAT HE HAD LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A ROAD WHEN ALL CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED.THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND IS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL UNDERGOING SURGERIES. AS A RESULT, HE HAS BEEN UNAVAILABLE FOR A DETAILED INTERVIEW AND HAS BEEN UNABLE TO PROVIDE LOGBOOKS AND OTHER RECORD FOR REVIEW. IF NEEDED THE REPORT WILL BE AMMENDED ONCE THESE ITEMS ARE COMPLETE.

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 ERA11LA023Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSouthern Pines, NCThe reported fluttering of the wings in flight and the pilot's subsequent in-flight loss of control for undetermined reasons.Oct 17, 2010 · Substantial damage