# Accident 20160530007169A: Criquet Aviation Bogota Columb STORCH FI-156, Vanzant, KY, May 30, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2016, 12:00 local time
- Place: Vanzant, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6722° N, 86.6364° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6722&lon=-86.6364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N429BB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N429BB-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Criquet Aviation Bogota Columb STORCH FI-156 (registry code 05631R2, https://openairdocs.org/model/criquet-aviation-bogota-columb-storch-fi-156) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CRIQUET AVIATION BOGOTA COLUMB STORCH FI-156
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160530007169A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED 5/30/2016, TIME UNKNOWN, IN VANZANT , KY.  THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS FATALLY INJURED.  AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT AND POST CRASH FIRE.  AIRFRAME WAS INVESTIGATED ON SIGHT 6/2/2016 AND THE ENGINE WAS EXAMINED 6/27/2016.

## 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 ERA16LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA201), May 30, 2016: Criquet Aviation Bogota Columb Storch FI-156 (N429BB), Fordsville, KY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The steep descent to ground impact for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

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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