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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Steele Ralph Bruce STEEN SKYBOLT · Windsor, NC · May 11, 2013

Date: May 11, 2013 · 15:45 local
Place: Windsor, NC
Airport: Todds Airport
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N858RS
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA13LA238
Reported as: Steele Ralph Bruce Steen Skybolt
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 19,500 total200 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N858RSRegistered now · Steele Ralph Bruce STEEN SKYBOLTS/N 100RS · Built 1981 Airframe modelSteele Ralph Bruce STEEN SKYBOLT Engine modelLycoming 0-360-A1DReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

privacy data omitted Arrived at a fly-in with no issues. privacy data omitted Stated that he took off and was going to perform some wingovers for the crowd. As he pulled through the wing over maneuver, he observed the RPM dropping. privacy data omitted Started to pull back on the control stick but the aircraft continued to sink and impacted a wheat field on a heading of 159 degrees.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ARRIVED AT A FLY-IN WITH NO ISSUES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE TOOK OFF AND WAS GOING TO PERFORM SOME WINGOVERS FOR THE CROWD. AS HE PULLED THROUGH THE WING OVER MANEUVER, HE OBSERVED THE RPM DROPPING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STARTED TO PULL BACK ON THE CONTROL STICK BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SINK AND IMPACTED A WHEAT FIELD ON A HEADING OF 159 DEGREES.

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 ERA13LA238Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWindsor, NCThe pilot's decision to initiate an aerobatic maneuver with insufficient altitude to recover before ground impact.May 11, 2013 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N858RS · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20020411010419ACoeur D Alene, ID(-23) Pilot was unable to maintain control of the aircraft upon landing, aircraft then ground looped on the runway in coe.Apr 11, 2002 · No damage