# Accident 20120629013959A: Fields Mike HAWK SSC, Evansville, IN, June 29, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2012, 07:00 local time
- Place: Evansville, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0167° N, 87.5917° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0167&lon=-87.5917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N163F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N163F-2018-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fields Mike HAWK SSC (registry code 059040D, https://openairdocs.org/model/fields-mike-hawk-ssc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 DCDI (registry code 55566, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FIELDS MIKE HAWK SSC
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA407](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA407) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120629013959A

## Narrative

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

A HAWK SSC EXPERIMENTAL LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT, N163F, TOOK OFF FROM SKYLANE AIRPORT, A GRASS STRIP NEAR EVANSVILLE, IN.  THE AIRCRAFT FLEW APPROXIMATELY A HALF MILE NORTH OF THE AIRPORT, THEN STARTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN TO RETURN TO THE FIELD.  MID-WAY THROUGH THE TURN, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED INTO A CORNFIELD.  WHEN VANDENBURG COUNTY SHERIFF DEPUTIES ARRIVED AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE, THEY FOUND FOUR INDIVIDUALS HAD ALREADY LOADED THE AIRCRAFT ONTO A FLATBED TRUCK.  FAA INVESTIGATORS ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AND FOUND THE WRECKAGE ALREADY STRAPPED DOWN IN THE TRUCK.  THE WINGS WERE DETACHED AND IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK.  THE METAL TUBES FOR THE RIGHT WING SPAR WERE BROKEN.  THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER WERE STILL ATTACHED TO THE STRUCTURE.  THE FUEL TANK WAS DETACHED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK.  THE TANK APPEARED TO CONTAIN 8 1/2 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE 10 GALLON TANK.  A TAPE RECORDING OF A CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE SHERIFF DEPUTIES AND THE PILOT WAS OBTAINED.  IN THAT CONVERSATION, THE PILOT REVEALED THAT HE HAD NO PILOT'S CERTIFICATE, THAT HE HAD RECEIVED SOME TRAINING IN "ULTRA-LIGHTS," AND THAT HE WAS PERFORMING SOME "CROW-HOPPING" AT THE GRASS STRIP THAT MORNING, WHICH HE DESCRIBED AS SHORT TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS.  HE DECIDED TO ATTEMPT TO FLY ABOUT A MILE NORTH OF THE FIELD AND THEN CIRCLE BACK TO THE GRASS STRIP.  DURING HIS TURN BACK, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VIBRATE.  THE PILOT RECOGNIZED A STALL AND APPLIED FORWARD STICK PRESSURE, BUT WAS TOO LOW TO RECOVER BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND.

## 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 CEN12LA407](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA407), Jun 29, 2012: Fields Mike Hawk SSC (N163F), Evansville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The operation of an airplane by a non-certificated pilot, and the pilot's loss of control during takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and spin.

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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