# Accident 20140216000849A: Hillam Scott L RANS S-10, Shepherd, TX, February 16, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2014, 13:00 local time
- Place: Shepherd, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4769° N, 94.9206° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4769&lon=-94.9206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3000V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3000V-2018-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hillam Scott L RANS S-10 (registry code 05614DS, https://openairdocs.org/model/hillam-scott-l-rans-s-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLAM SCOTT L RANS S-10
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140216000849A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 16, 2014, ABOUT 1311 LOCAL TIME, A RANS S-10 AIRPLANE, N3000V, IMPACTED TERRAIN FOLLOWING AN INFLIGHT BREAKUP NEAR LAKE WATER WHEEL AIRPORT (XS99) NEAR SHEPHERD, TEXAS. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  DAY VMC EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS REQUIRED OR FILED.

THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED XS99 ABOUT 1245.  ACCORDING TO A GROUND WITNESS, THE PILOT MADE A RADIO TRANSMISSION ANNOUNCING HIS INTENTION TO PERFORM A ROLLING ?BARREL ROLL? MANEUVER. MULTIPLE GROUND WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE ROLL THROUGH AN INVERTED POSITION AND THEN TRANSITION INTO A STEEP DIVE, DURING WHICH THE LEFT WING SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A STEEP ANGLE. ON-SITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LEFT WING ABOUT 200 YARDS NORTH OF THE MAIN WRECKAGE.

## 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 CEN14FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA140), Feb 16, 2014: Hillam Scott L Rans S 10 (N3000V), Shepherd, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The noncertificated pilot’s improper decision to attempt aerobatic maneuvers that exceeded the airplane’s design limitations, which resulted in the subsequent in-flight breakup of the airplane.…

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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