# Accident 20170725010699A: Hillard Charlie R HAWKER FB60, Breckenridge, TX, July 25, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2017, 09:11 local time
- Place: Breckenridge, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7272° N, 98.8911° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7272&lon=-98.8911&mi=10
- Aircraft: N254SF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N254SF-2019-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hillard Charlie R HAWKER FB60 (registry code 05626NM, https://openairdocs.org/model/hillard-charlie-r-hawker-fb60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HILLARD CHARLIE R HAWKER FB60
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA285) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170725010699A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 25, 2017, N254SF, EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT (SEA FURY)  SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 17 AT STEVENS COUNTY AIRPORT (BKD) BRECKENRIDGE, TEXAS.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING TEST FLOWN AFTER ADJUSTMENT OF THE FLIGHT CONTROL RIGGING.

INITIAL INVESTIGATION INDICATES POSSIBLE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON FINAL APPROACH.

## 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 CEN17LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA285), Jul 25, 2017: Hillard Charlie R Hawker FB60 (N254SF), Breckenridge, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident engine examination and testing did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have…

## Other reports on N254SF (2)

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

- [Incident 20170103005899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170103005899I), Jan 3, 2017: Hillard Charlie R HAWKER FB60 (N254SF), Englewood, CO, Minor damage. The pilot indicated that during touchdown the left main gear collapsed without warning - and the aircraft spun out and came to a stop in the grass on the west…
- [Incident 20150525007719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150525007719I), May 25, 2015: Hillard Charlie R HAWKER FB60 (N254SF), Englewood, CO, Minor damage. The aircraft landed safely at approximately 1130 hours local time on runway 35R at Centennial Airport (kapa). On deceleration rollout the aircraft veered off…

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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