# Accident 20151009017379A: Quest KODIAK 100, Sheridan, WY, October 9, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2015, 12:30 local time
- Place: Sheridan, WY
- Airport: Sheridan County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7692° N, 106.9803° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7692&lon=-106.9803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N153RW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N153RW-2019-02-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Quest KODIAK 100 (registry code 7320001, https://openairdocs.org/model/quest-kodiak-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34 series (registry code 52250, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QUEST KODIAK 100
- Reported engine: PRATT & WHITNEY PT6A-34
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 20,610 total, 9 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151009017379A

## Narrative

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

TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 24, AT KSHR (SHERIDAN, WY) - PILOT REPORTED THAT CONTROLS WERE JAMMED.  ACFT STALLED AND CRASHED. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER IMPACT.

## 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 CEN16LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA019), Oct 9, 2015: Quest Kodiak 100 (N153RW), Sheridan, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of airplane control during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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