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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bollinger Robert L BD-4 · Fairfield, IA · June 22, 2014

Date
June 22, 2014 · 11:17 local
Place
Fairfield, IA
Airport
Fairfield Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N108BC
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN14LA305
Reported as
Bollinger Robert L BD-4
Reported engine
FORD CONVERSION
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
480 total400 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Aircraft departed runway 18, climbed to approximately 200 to 300 ft AGL, all 3 propeller blades departed the aircraft approximately 3000FT from the departure end of runway 18. The aircraft wreckage was found approximately 5000FT from the departure end of runway 18, 700FT east of the centerline of runway 18 at a 90 degree angle to the runway heading east. The aircraft caught fire and burned up as a result of the crash. The sole occupant of the aircraft was fatally injured.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 18, CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 200 TO 300 FT AGL, ALL 3 PROPELLER BLADES DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY 3000FT FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 18. THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY 5000FT FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 18, 700FT EAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 18 AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE RUNWAY HEADING EAST. THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED UP AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N108BC · 1

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