# Accident 20140608009159A: Belew Marshall D II STEEN SKYBOLT, Chapmansboro, TN, June 8, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2014, 15:10 local time
- Place: Chapmansboro, TN
- Airport: Whifferdill
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3217° N, 87.1531° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3217&lon=-87.1531&mi=10
- Aircraft: N863SB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N863SB-2018-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Belew Marshall D II STEEN SKYBOLT (registry code 05624QJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/belew-marshall-d-ii-steen-skybolt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-470 series (registry code 17044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELEW MARSHALL D II STEEN SKYBOLT
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-470 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,550 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA281) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140608009159A

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENGINE APPEARED TO LOSE POWER AT APPROIMATELY 300-400 FEET AGL.  THE PILOT SUCCESSFULLY RETURNED TO THE RUNWAY HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN IN AN UNCONTROLLED DECENT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY POST IMPACT FIRE. THE PILOT SUSTAINED 3RD DEGREE BURNS OVER 40% OF HIS BODY AND A BROKEN BACK.

## 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 ERA14LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA281), Jun 8, 2014: Belew Marshall D II Steen Skybolt (N863SB), Chapmansboro, TN, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while performing an emergency landing, which led to the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and experiencing a subsequent aerodynamic stall.…

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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