# Accident 20160721013319A: Runyan S / Harris R SKYBOLT 300, Fairmont, OK, July 21, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2016, 19:00 local time
- Place: Fairmont, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3722° N, 97.6608° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3722&lon=-97.6608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N511GS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N511GS-2018-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Runyan S / Harris R SKYBOLT 300 (registry code 05691GY, https://openairdocs.org/model/runyan-s-harris-r-skybolt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D (registry code 41598, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-k1g5d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RUNYAN S / HARRIS R SKYBOLT 300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-K1G5D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16FA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA278) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160721013319A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN16FA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA278), Jul 21, 2016: Harris-Runyan Skybolt 300 (N511GS), Fairmont, OK, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's delay in recovering from an aerobatic maneuver resulting in collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N511GS (1)

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

- [Incident 20051227030629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051227030629I), Dec 27, 2005: SKYBOLT300 (N511GS), Owasso, OK, Minor damage. (-23) Gear collapsed during normal landing. Post inspection revealed a fatigue crack on failed component. See attached sheet for detailed 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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