# Accident 20161007019969A: Robinson Stewart J BEARHAWK, Calhan, CO, October 7, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2016, 14:30 local time
- Place: Calhan, CO
- Airport: Calhan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0500° N, 104.2931° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0500&lon=-104.2931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N507SR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N507SR-2018-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Stewart J BEARHAWK (registry code 05620GM, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-stewart-j-bearhawk) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON STEWART J BEARHAWK
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 11,300 total, 50 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161007019969A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 7, 2016, AT APPROXIMATELY 1430 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME (MST), N507SR, A 2015 BEARHAWK EXPERIMENTAL HOME BUILT AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT EXITED RUNWAY 17 ON TAKE-OFF ROLL WHILE PERFORMING TOUCH-N-GOES AT CALHAN, CO. (5V4). LATITUDE 39-03-16N, LONGITUDE 104-17-34W. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VFR. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD AND WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 GAA17CA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA016), Oct 7, 2016: Robinson Stewart J Bearhawk (N507SR), Calhan, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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