# Accident 20180811014189A: Smith Fred D HORNET, St. George, UT, August 11, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2018, 08:51 local time
- Place: St. George, UT
- Airport: St. George Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0353° N, 113.5061° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0353&lon=-113.5061&mi=10
- Aircraft: N218B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N218B-2023-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith Fred D HORNET (registry code 05604I7, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-fred-d-hornet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Hirth 2706 (registry code 33703, https://openairdocs.org/engine/hirth-2706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SMITH FRED D HORNET
- Reported engine: HIRTH 2706
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 7,800 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180811014189A

## Narrative

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

ON 8/11/2018 AT 0846 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME (MST), N218B, A SMITH FRED D. HORNET, WAS CAPTURED ON AN AIRPORT SECURITY CAMERA TAXIING TO RUNWAY 1.  AT 0851 MST THE AIRCRAFT IS SEEN IN A STEEP LEFT BANK RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF AND STILL OVER THE RUNWAY.  THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTING THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND CARTWHEELING ONTO THE RIGHT WINGTIP. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE MAIN GEAR WHEELS AND CONTINUED TO TRAVEL BACKWARDS COMING TO REST TWENTY-FIVE YARDS FROM THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY.  WEATHER DATA RETRIEVED FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REPORTED 10.00 MILE VISIBILITY, CLEAR, AND WINDS OF 11 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) OUT OF THE EAST AT 0756 MST AND 9 MPH AT 0856 MST.  ACCORDING TO THE U.S. LIGHT AIRCRAFT CORP. SPECIFICATIONS, THE GROSS WEIGHT IS 1,000 POUNDS AND STALL SPEED IS 32 MPH.  THERE WAS ONE PERSON ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINING 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 WPR18LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA217), Aug 11, 2018: Smith Hornet (N218B), St. George, UT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control during takeoff due to an unexpected gust of wind.

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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