# Accident 20140801014829A: Spittler Gerald S-16 SHEKARI, Fort Bridger, WY, August 1, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2014, 10:00 local time
- Place: Fort Bridger, WY
- Airport: Fort Bridger
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3933° N, 110.4058° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3933&lon=-110.4058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N116GS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N116GS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Spittler Gerald S-16 SHEKARI (registry code 05611SE, https://openairdocs.org/model/spittler-gerald-s-16-shekari) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPITTLER GERALD S-16 SHEKARI
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA323) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140801014829A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 1, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 HOURS MDT, N116GS AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT SPITTLER GERALD S-16 SHEKARI AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER GROUND IMPACT NEAR FORT BRIDGER AIRPORT, WYOMING.  THE TWO OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.  WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC.

## 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 WPR14LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA323), Aug 1, 2014: Rans S-16 (N116GS), Fort Bridger, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fuel flow divider inlet line’s B-nut coming loose during takeoff, resulting in a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to adequately tighten the B-nut…

## Other reports on N116GS (1)

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

- [Accident 20060804016969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060804016969A), Aug 4, 2006: Amtr RANSS16 (N116GS), Plattsmouth, NE, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 4, 2006 at 9:15 CDT, the pilot of N116GS, an experimental amateur-buile rans S-16 aircraft, serial number 1298009, made a forced landing in 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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