# Accident 20140622009729A: Bollinger Robert L BD-4, Fairfield, IA, June 22, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2014, 11:17 local time
- Place: Fairfield, IA
- Airport: Fairfield Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0558° N, 91.9808° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0558&lon=-91.9808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N108BC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N108BC-2015-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bollinger Robert L BD-4 (registry code 05626GD, https://openairdocs.org/model/bollinger-robert-l-bd-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Ford CONVERSION (registry code 26701, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ford-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOLLINGER ROBERT L BD-4
- Reported engine: FORD CONVERSION
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total, 400 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA305) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140622009729A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN14LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA305), Jun 22, 2014: Bollinger Robert L BD 4 (N108BC), Fairfield, IA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control due to the in-flight separation of the propeller blades for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

## Other reports on N108BC (1)

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

- [Accident 20001021016419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001021016419A), Oct 21, 2000: Amtr BD4 (N108BC), Hedrick, IA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated that he landed long and tried to go around. He stated that he caught a fence and flipped the aircraft on its back. The only injuries were a…

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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