# Accident 20160906016809A: Rainbow Sky Reach (Pty) Ltd BUSHCAT, Frankfort, KY, September 6, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2016, 08:45 local time
- Place: Frankfort, KY
- Airport: High Point Farm
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1883° N, 84.9275° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1883&lon=-84.9275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2899X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2899X-2018-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rainbow Sky Reach BUSHCAT (registry code 06001AB, https://openairdocs.org/model/rainbow-sky-reach-bushcat) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAINBOW SKY REACH (PTY) LTD BUSHCAT
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA469](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA469) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160906016809A

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT STATEMENT, (9/16/2016): AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CAPITAL CITY AIRPORT (FFT) AT 8:30 AM FLYING TO HIGHPOINT FARM (05KT) TO PRACTICE APPROACHES, WITH NO INTENTIONS TO LAND.  WHILE ON APPROACH, AT AN ALTITUDE OF  APPROXIMATELY 30', THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT HAD NO MECHANICAL ISSUES. PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THERE WAS NO POST EVENT FIRE

## 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 GAA16CA469](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA469), Sep 6, 2016: Rainbow Sky Reach Bushcat (N2899X), Frankfort, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle-of-attack while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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