# Accident 20171004016619A: Schaffer Philip A FISHER HORIZON 2, Eden Prairie, MN, October 4, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2017, 11:07 local time
- Place: Eden Prairie, MN
- Airport: Flying Cloud
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8558° N, 93.4839° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8558&lon=-93.4839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N428AP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N428AP-2018-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schaffer Philip A FISHER HORIZON 2 (registry code 056296K, https://openairdocs.org/model/schaffer-philip-a-fisher-horizon-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru EA-81 (registry code 59052, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-ea-81) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHAFFER PHILIP A FISHER HORIZON 2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 312 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171004016619A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT WAS ON MAIDEN FLIGHT WITH HIS RECENTLY BUILT AIRCRAFT.  HE ABORTED THE FIRST TAKEOFF AND TAXIED BACK FOR SUBSEQUENT TAKEOFF.  ON THE SECOND TAKEOFF, HE WAS OBSERVED IN SOME UNSTABLE PITCH AND BANK ATTITUDES.  APPROXIMATELY FOUR MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, HE WAS OBSERVED IN A STEEP LEFT TURN WITH EXCESSIVE DESCENT RATE.  HE IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A PARKING LOT, SLID 188 FEET BEFORE IMPACTING A LIGHT POLE AND TEARING OFF THE RIGHT WING.  THE AIRCRAFT SPUN TO THE RIGHT AS IT CONTINUED TO COME APART AND THE MAIN FUSELAGE CAME TO REST 43 FEET FROM THE LIGHT POLE.  A POST-CRASH FIRE ENSUED AND DESTROYED MUCH OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE DECEASED PILOT WAS FOUND IN THE WRECKAGE.

## 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 CEN18FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA003), Oct 4, 2017: Schaffer Fisher Horizon 2 (N428AP), Eden Prairie, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: An inflight loss of control and collision with terrain for undetermined reasons after a thorough examination of the airplane's flight controls was unable to confirm control continuity. Contributing…

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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