20141213023129A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Johnson David Earl RENEGADE SPIRIT · Saint Simons, GA · December 13, 2014

Date: December 13, 2014 · 13:20 local
Place: Saint Simons, GA
Airport: Mckinnon
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N955R
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA15LA075
Reported as: Johnson David Earl Renegade Spirit
Reported engine: Continantal 860
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1 in this make and model

N955RRegistration cancelled Apr 24, 2018 · Johnson David Earl RENEGADE SPIRITS/N 103P · Built 1995 Airframe modelJohnson David Earl RENEGADE SPIRIT Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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Aircraft N955R took off from Saint Simons island airport ssi, Georgia around 1300 on December 13, 2014, and crashed shortly after takeoff hitting the side of a house approximately 200 yards off the left side of the end of the runway. The aircraft hit the side of the house in an apparent flat spin. The engine and propeller were sheared off as the aircraft hit the edge of the roof. Both upper and lower wings were heavily damaged and the main gears were collapsed. The pilot did not survive the accident.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT N955R TOOK OFF FROM SAINT SIMONS ISLAND AIRPORT SSI, GEORGIA AROUND 1300 ON DECEMBER 13, 2014, AND CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF HITTING THE SIDE OF A HOUSE APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE IN AN APPARENT FLAT SPIN. THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER WERE SHEARED OFF AS THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE EDGE OF THE ROOF. BOTH UPPER AND LOWER WINGS WERE HEAVILY DAMAGED AND THE MAIN GEARS WERE COLLAPSED. THE PILOT DID NOT SURVIVE THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ERA15LA075Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBrunswick, GAThe pilot's decision to fly the airplane with known engine deficiencies and his subsequent exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack following a loss of engine power, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control after takeoff.Dec 13, 2014 · Substantial damage