# Accident 20140819015839A: Franke Roland SKY RAIDER, Hammersville, OH, August 19, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2014, 16:00 local time
- Place: Hammersville, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9233° N, 84.0436° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9233&lon=-84.0436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65692, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65692-2017-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Franke Roland SKY RAIDER (registry code 05902II, https://openairdocs.org/model/franke-roland-sky-raider) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 447 (registry code 55576, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-447) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRANKE ROLAND SKY RAIDER
- Reported engine: ROTAX 447
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 84 total, 84 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA445](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA445) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140819015839A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE HAD JUST TAKEN OFF AND WAS ALMOST AT TOP OF [PARALLEL] TREE LINE [~40' TALL] WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED SPUTTERING.  THE PILOT BANKED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT TO AVOID THE TREELINE AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY IN AN ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO THE FIELD.  WITHOUT SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED THE LEFT WING AND SPUN THE INTO THE GROUND AT ~ 40 DEGREES, WITH THE LEFT WING IMPACTING FIRST.

## 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 CEN14LA445](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA445), Aug 19, 2014: Franke Roland SKY Raider (N65692), Bethel, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent aerodynamic stall while maneuvering after a loss of engine power during initial climb. Contributing to the accident was the total loss of engine power for reasons that could…

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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