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FAA accident report · Binkley Richard 2 PLACE · Calhoun, GA · July 2, 2011

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Date
July 2, 2011 · 10:27 local
Place
Calhoun, GA
Airport
Tom B. David
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6PX
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA11FA374
Reported as
Binkley Richard 2 Place
Reported engine
JABIRU 2200
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,400 total
N6PXRegistration cancelled Jan 24, 2018 · Binkley Richard 2 PLACES/N 566 · Built 2006Airframe modelBinkley Richard 2 PLACEEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

On July 2, 2011 this office was notified that aircraft N6PX crashed at 10:27 local time by the FAA roc. The aircraft involved was a Binkley-richard experimental amateur built 2 seat airplane (sn 566). The aircraft crashed approximately one mile south east of Calhoun airport (kzcl). According to witnesses, the aircraft was observed to be flying in a "strange manner" and with the "left wing in a vertical position" just prior to impact. There were also witnesses at Calhoun airport that observed a "high-pitch attitude" just after take off. Another witness described a "sluggish" climb rate accompanied by a "weak" sounding engine. There was also an account detailing an audible engine skip in power approximately 1000 feet into the take off. These witnesses were consistent in reporting that after take off, they observed "smoke behind the trees" moments later. The first responders to the scene were members of the gordon county fire department. A toxicology box was given to the coroner- privacy data omitted.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 2, 2011 THIS OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED THAT AIRCRAFT N6PX CRASHED AT 10:27 LOCAL TIME BY THE FAA ROC. THE AIRCRAFT INVOLVED WAS A BINKLEY-RICHARD EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT 2 SEAT AIRPLANE (SN 566). THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE SOUTH EAST OF CALHOUN AIRPORT (KZCL). ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO BE FLYING IN A "STRANGE MANNER" AND WITH THE "LEFT WING IN A VERTICAL POSITION" JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT. THERE WERE ALSO WITNESSES AT CALHOUN AIRPORT THAT OBSERVED A "HIGH-PITCH ATTITUDE" JUST AFTER TAKE OFF. ANOTHER WITNESS DESCRIBED A "SLUGGISH" CLIMB RATE ACCOMPANIED BY A "WEAK" SOUNDING ENGINE. THERE WAS ALSO AN ACCOUNT DETAILING AN AUDIBLE ENGINE SKIP IN POWER APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET INTO THE TAKE OFF. THESE WITNESSES WERE CONSISTENT IN REPORTING THAT AFTER TAKE OFF, THEY OBSERVED "SMOKE BEHIND THE TREES" MOMENTS LATER. THE FIRST RESPONDERS TO THE SCENE WERE MEMBERS OF THE GORDON COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT. A TOXICOLOGY BOX WAS GIVEN TO THE CORONER- ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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 ERA11FA374Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCalhoun, GAThe total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postimpact fire damage precluded a thorough examination of the engine.Jul 2, 2011 · Substantial damage