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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Baldwin Earl BALDWIN SKYBOLT · Stuttgart, AR · May 29, 2012

Date: May 29, 2012 · 19:15 local
Place: Stuttgart, AR
Airport: Early Ag Airstrip
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N24EB
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN12LA331
Reported as: Baldwin Earl Baldwin Skybolt
Reported engine: Continental E185 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,200 total480 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N24EBRegistration cancelled Sep 7, 2017 · Baldwin Earl BALDWIN SKYBOLTS/N 2 · Built 1988 Airframe modelBaldwin Earl BALDWIN SKYBOLT Engine modelContinental E185 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On may 29, 2012 at 1915 CDT a Baldwin Skybolt registered to privacy data omitted landed in a field south of Early Ag Airstrip, Stuttgart, AR while on a pleasure flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed by post accident fire and the pilot received minor injuries. The passenger was uninjured. The flight originated from Early Ag Airstrip, Stuttgart, AR.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 29, 2012 AT 1915 CDT A BALDWIN SKYBOLT REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED IN A FIELD SOUTH OF EARLY AG AIRSTRIP, STUTTGART, AR WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY POST ACCIDENT FIRE AND THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM EARLY AG AIRSTRIP, STUTTGART, AR.

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 CEN12LA331Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStuttgart, ARThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in the airplane’s overweight takeoff from an airstrip with a high density altitude and subsequent collision with terrain.May 30, 2012 · Substantial damage