# Accident 20160424004529A: Ryskamp Bruce A ACRODUSTER, Belton, SC, April 24, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2016, 17:29 local time
- Place: Belton, SC
- Airport: Oak Hill Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5828° N, 82.3525° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5828&lon=-82.3525&mi=10
- Aircraft: N380JA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N380JA-2017-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryskamp Bruce A ACRODUSTER (registry code 05628YE, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryskamp-bruce-a-acroduster) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYSKAMP BRUCE A ACRODUSTER
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 420 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16FA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160424004529A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED FLYING THE DOWNWIND LEG OF RUNWAY 28 AT OAK HILL AIRPARK (SC82). A WITNESS STATED THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE SOUNDED INTERMITTENT SHORTLY BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT MADE 2 LEFT ROTATIONS FOLLOWED BY A RIGHT ROLL BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND IN A NOSE FIRST ATTITUDE.

## 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 ERA16FA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA168), Apr 24, 2016: Ryskamp Bruce A Acroduster (N380JA), Belton, SC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined due to extensive postcrash fire damage. Also causal was the pilot's loss of airplane control, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and…

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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