# Accident 20171005019939A: Bryant C Crosby BC ULTRA PUP, Bardstown, KY, October 5, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2017, 16:30 local time
- Place: Bardstown, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8244° N, 85.4933° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8244&lon=-85.4933&mi=10
- Aircraft: N484HC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N484HC-2020-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bryant C Crosby BC ULTRA PUP (registry code 05632EF, https://openairdocs.org/model/bryant-c-crosby-bc-ultra-pup) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Revmaster 2100 (registry code 52550, https://openairdocs.org/engine/revmaster-2100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRYANT C CROSBY BC ULTRA PUP
- Reported engine: REVMASTER 2100
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 162 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171005019939A

## Narrative

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

AS WITNESSED BY A RATED PILOT: FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT THE PILOT APPEARED TO BE OVER CONTROLLING THE AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED A GO AROUND.  AFTER A SECOND ATTEMPT THE AIRCRAFT PASSED THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 3 AND THE RIGHT WING DROPPED AND THE AIRPLANE APPEARED TO "GO STRAIGHT DOWN AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WITH THE NOSE GENERALLY POINTING EAST".  THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED BELOW A STAND OF TREES, THEN RE-APPEARED, WITH THE NOSE SLIGHTLY UP AND POINTING GENERALLY NORTH BEFORE IT DISAPPEARED BEHIND THE TREES FOR A SECOND TIME AND CRASHED.  THE WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE SOUNDED NORMAL DURING THE ENTIRE FLIGHT.  THE AIRPLANE CRASHED IN A SPAN FIELD, ABOUT 1,635 FEET NORTHEAST OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 3.  THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ON A NEAR VERTICAL NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AT THE LOCATION OF INITIAL GROUND IMPACT.  PILOT INJURIES WERE FATAL.  THERE WAS NO AIRBORNE FIRE OR POST CRASH 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 ERA18FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA005), Oct 5, 2017: Bryant C Crosby BC Ultra PUP (N484HC), Bardstown, KY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to initiate a flight in an airplane he had never flown and with no currency in any airplane nor a medical certificate, which resulted in his loss of airplane control.…

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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