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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Runyan S / Harris R SKYBOLT 300 · Fairmont, OK · July 21, 2016

Date: July 21, 2016 · 19:00 local
Place: Fairmont, OK
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N511GS
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN16FA278
Reported as: Runyan S / Harris R Skybolt 300
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot

N511GSRegistration cancelled Sep 13, 2018 · Runyan S / Harris R SKYBOLT 300S/N HR30091001 · Built 1993 Airframe modelRunyan S / Harris R SKYBOLT 300 Engine modelLycoming IO-540-K1G5DReciprocating

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What happened

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On July 21, 2016, at approx 1900 hours the aircraft struck the ground inverted. An eye witness reported the aircraft was doing aerobatic flight. It was described as while straight and level the aircraft pulled up vertically and continued until it appeared to stop ascending and than started to drop. The aircraft than rolled over onto it's back and started falling. The engine was reported to be making a very loud noise and than the aircraft impacted the ground on a north westerly heading slightly nose down inverted, very flat impact. The pilot and the passanger died in the crash. The crash scene is located at the following approximate coordinates of lat 36.374 and long -97.662. West of hunter road on e rupe avenue 1/4 mile and 300 yards south in a harvested wheat field.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 21, 2016, AT APPROX 1900 HOURS THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND INVERTED. AN EYE WITNESS REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT WAS DOING AEROBATIC FLIGHT. IT WAS DESCRIBED AS WHILE STRAIGHT AND LEVEL THE AIRCRAFT PULLED UP VERTICALLY AND CONTINUED UNTIL IT APPEARED TO STOP ASCENDING AND THAN STARTED TO DROP. THE AIRCRAFT THAN ROLLED OVER ONTO IT'S BACK AND STARTED FALLING. THE ENGINE WAS REPORTED TO BE MAKING A VERY LOUD NOISE AND THAN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND ON A NORTH WESTERLY HEADING SLIGHTLY NOSE DOWN INVERTED, VERY FLAT IMPACT. THE PILOT AND THE PASSANGER DIED IN THE CRASH. THE CRASH SCENE IS LOCATED AT THE FOLLOWING APPROXIMATE COORDINATES OF LAT 36.374 AND LONG -97.662. WEST OF HUNTER ROAD ON E RUPE AVENUE 1/4 MILE AND 300 YARDS SOUTH IN A HARVESTED WHEAT FIELD.

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 CEN16FA278Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportFairmont, OKThe pilot's delay in recovering from an aerobatic maneuver resulting in collision with terrain.Jul 21, 2016 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N511GS · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20051227030629IOwasso, OK(-23) Gear collapsed during normal landing. Post inspection revealed a fatigue crack on failed component. See attached sheet for detailed information.Dec 27, 2005 · Minor damage