# Accident 20170112000699A: Fields Ricky Gene FIELDS STEEN SKYBOLT, Era, TX, January 12, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 2017, 17:00 local time
- Place: Era, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5161° N, 97.2600° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5161&lon=-97.2600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94RG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94RG-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fields Ricky Gene FIELDS STEEN SKYBOLT (registry code 0569137, https://openairdocs.org/model/fields-ricky-gene-fields-steen-skybolt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FIELDS RICKY GENE FIELDS STEEN SKYBOLT
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170112000699A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 12, 2017 AT AN UNKNOWN TIME, A STEEN SKYBOLT, N94RG, OPERATED BY TYLER BARNES FOSTER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN VALLEY VIEW, TEXAS DURING UNKNOWN PHASE OF FLIGHT ON A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED DURING THAT DAY, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND WAS FOUND RESTING ON AN OPEN FIELD NEXT TO THE PRIVATE GRASS FIELD USED BY MR. FOSTER FOR TAKE OFF.  THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 CEN17FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA075), Jan 12, 2017: Fields Steen Skybolt (N94RG), Era, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control while conducting aerobatic flight maneuvers with insufficient altitude to recover.

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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