# Accident 20180621008369A: Schempp Hirth Flugzeugbau Gmbh ARCUS M, Richfield, UT, June 21, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2018, 15:27 local time
- Place: Richfield, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6972° N, 111.9697° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6972&lon=-111.9697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16DN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16DN-2018-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schempp Hirth Flugzeugbau ARCUS M (registry code 3801963, https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-flugzeugbau-arcus-m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Solo 262502I (registry code 58109, https://openairdocs.org/engine/solo-262502i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHEMPP HIRTH FLUGZEUGBAU GMBH ARCUS M
- Reported engine: SOLO 262502I
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 340 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180621008369A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTS THE RUDDER PEDAL JAMMED TO THE FLOOR.  PILOT VERIFIED IT WAS NOT DUE TO THE PASSENGER IN THE BACK.  AIRCRAFT STARTED A TURNING MOTION.  PILOT ORDERED PASSENGER TO BAIL OUT, THEN PILOT BAILED OUT AS THE WINGS WERE STARTING TO COME OFF.  FUSELAGE HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED; AIRCRAFT HAS NOT BEEN RECOVERED OR INSPECTED DUE TO LOCATION.

## 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 WPR18LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA177), Jun 21, 2018: Schempp Hirth Flugzeugbau Arcus M (N16DN), Richfield, UT, destroyed. Probable cause: An inflight loss of control and subsequent inflight breakup for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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